Xi Jinping urges authorities to ‘spare no effort’ in rescue efforts after blast at mine in northern Shanxi province The death toll from a gas explosion at a coalmine in northern China’s Shanxi province has risen to at least 90, state broadcaster CCTV reported on Saturday. The gas explosion happened Friday evening at the Liushenyu coalmine in Qinyuan county, while 247 workers were underground, stat
Geopolitics The Guardian May 23, 2026