Minister of Industry and Information Technology Yizhong Li of China
Although 2,000 small coal mines have been closed down from January to June, Li said that the process was "too slow and could not fulfill the central government's plan to phase out small coal mines within three years.
Li said that local governments were welcomed to report their difficulties but not allowed to use difficulties as an excuse.
8 year on year, Li said without giving more details.
However, Li said the work safety situation remained grave as the number of accident was still big.
Li has hailed it's one of the most successful rescue operations in recent years.
Li was invited as one of the guest speakers to a special discussion on the Reality of Post-WTO Business in China hosted by Mr.
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As the official charged with improving that safety record, Li has launched an unusually bold and often angry campaign to cut down on the corruption and collusion that he says are responsible for many workplace accidents.
Despite being a member of the ruling Communist Party's central committee, Li has also admitted there are still officials who break the law for selfish ends and trade power for money.
The short supply of coal and rising prices push lawless owners to take reckless moves, Li said last week.
She said Li is consumed with his mandate.
The following day, Li was seen on the spot, directing rescue operations and making an investigation into the cause of the accident.
CCTV's "Half-hour Business" program reported on August 9 that when Li was staying in Linjiazhuang, a couple of illegal coal pits no more than 10 kilometers away stealthily continued their illegal production.
shouted and pounded his desk before the conference.
underground; and the blasts occurred when supply was resumed.
cover up the true state of small coal mines would be severely punished.
Li said China would provide quot;strong supportquot; to TD-SCDMA, a 3G standard developed in China, suggesting.
Li said China would provide strong support to TD-SCDMA, a 3G standard developed in China, suggesting that domestic firms may benefit more from the spending than their international counterparts.
Li has more than 30 years of management experience in the petroleum and petrochemical industry of China.
Li said last week that at least $29.
To help the steel industry through the crisis, Li said his ministry has proposed raising export tax rebates by a few percentage points for high-end steel goods, while continuing to discourage the export of low-end, energy-guzzling steel goods.
tonnes were booked but had not been delivered.
The sales decline reported by Li was even sharper than the 10.
Li said the government is studying the purchase of steel products to help mills continue producing.
Li said the government may provide subsidies to help mills upgrade plants and reiterated the policy to quicken consolidation to eliminate inefficient and polluting capacity.
Unprecedented" declines in the prices of some products such as chemicals and steel, increasing overcapacity in the auto industry, and banks' reluctance to lend may cause a deeper slowdown in output, Li said in Beijing yesterday.
The reason these managers tried to cover up the accident is because of a protection umbrella," Li said on the state-run China Central Television station, referring to government officials who turn a blind eye to illegal mining.
We must severely punish them and use the law to deal with them," Li said at a government meeting on Saturday about the accident.
We welcome the reports made by people to expose corruption," Li said at a news conference in which he appealed for help five times.
An explosion killed at least 20 miners Sunday in a mine in Shanxi province that Li said inspectors dynamited shut but that its owner secretly reopened over the weekend under cover of a snowfall.
When asked by reporters, Li said he could not confirm a report in The Sunday Times that at least 10 workers have died building the showpiece National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest because of its steel lattice frame, for the Aug 8-24 Olympics.
Li was born in March 1945 in Datong, Shanxi, and graduated in 1966 from Beijing Petroleum University with a bachelor's degree in petroleum refinery engineering.
In 1987, Li was named deputy general manager for Sinopec and became executive deputy general manager in 1992.