This news is difficult to gather data on, so I can only write these for now.
After reading about the gas explosion at the Kazakhstani mine that resulted in seven deaths, I initially wanted to write about this, but because the news was very brief, I looked for related information. After searching for most of the day, I only found news about a ventilation shaft (used for ventilation, expelling harmful gases like gas) built by China National Machinery Industry Corporation (Sinomach) — I don’t know if it’s just one ventilation shaft or all of them. Although I could contact Sinomach to talk about their infrastructure projects, this shaft had only been in operation for a little over a year before the gas explosion occurred. Sinomach’s involvement in mine construction likely cannot guarantee quality and safety, as they are just chasing profits. “Coal is valuable, workers’ lives are worthless.” Sinomach’s coal mine conditions are very harsh, especially in colonial countries’ mines, where they brutally exploit workers’ sweat and blood (this image relates to the No. 3 ventilation shaft project at Romar, and the phrase “China-Kazakhstan Friendship Lasts Forever” in the picture is particularly ironic). You can also look into Sinomach’s other colonial mine operations.
The next day, I asked AI who designed and built the Romar mine, and the answer was China Metallurgical Group Corporation (MCC). However, after searching for a long time, I couldn’t find any concrete information, which was quite troublesome.
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It feels like with this kind of material being scarce, you could gather more materials or wait a couple of days. Publishing incomplete information like this seems to lower the quality of the news article. Moreover, with too little evidence, nationalist supporters might say: “You’re just using one or two isolated pieces of evidence to slander their great country!” With insufficient material, it’s also hard to see the connection or be convincing. The forum audience would also feel that forcing a connection without evidence is lacking credibility.
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The supporting materials indeed haven’t been collected yet; maybe next week I can do it, so I’ll put it in the current affairs discussion for now.