[The China Project] The coal that powered China to prosperity

<p>In October of 1901, General Zeng Qi asked the emperor of China for permission to open a coal mine. So began a century-long rat race to power China’s industrialization.</p><p><a href="https://thechinaproject.com/2022/10/05/the-coal-that-powered-china-to-prosperity/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to read the article by James Carter.</a></p><p>Narrated by John Darwin Van Fleet.</p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>