“Rust Belt” on the Border with Russia in the Public Eye

... Province in the presence of President Xi became a prologue to rather dramatic developments that have put the bright future of Lu Hao into question. During the meeting, the Governor reported [5] that the problem of social welfare of the depressed coal industry workers was under complete control by the authorities. In particular, he mentioned that the miners had not missed one month of salary or taken a single paycut. In reality, the picture was not that rosy. On March 11, miners took to the streets ...