In an unusual attempt to prevent more [labour] protests, some of China’s biggest coal mining companies are now focusing on other…

“In an unusual attempt to prevent more [labour] protests, some of China’s biggest coal mining companies are now focusing on other businesses entirely, Chinese media reports. Coal mining companies in Jincheng, a city in north China’s Shanxi province have embraced pharmacies, solar power stations, restaurants, supermarkets, and vegetable and fruit planting, National Business Daily (link in Chinese) reported on Mar. 28.”

– Zheping Huang, ‘China’s coal companies are so desperate, they’ve started farming to keep employees busy’ (2016)