Xi Jinping tells Shanxi to accelerate industrial upgrading
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Xi Jinping wants Shanxi to diversify its economy away from low-value coal production.
The big man visited the northern province on Monday.
Some context: Shanxi is China’s largest coal producer, responsible for up to 15% of global production.
But dependency on coal and related heavy industries has...