China has pledged to shut down at least 2,000 small coal mines by the end of 2015 as it tries to improve safety standards of industries with high mortality rate. Mines targeted will be those with an annual output of less than 90,000 tons that fail to adhere to safety rules, and those based on substandard coal resources that are prone to accidents. Approval will also end for new coal mines with an annual capacity of less than 300,000 tons. According to official statistics, 1,384 people in total were killed in coal mine accidents in 2013, and two-thirds of accidents each year happened in small mines.
中国正在努力改进高死亡率行业的安全标准，并承诺到2015年底至少关闭2000座小煤窑（coal mine）。关闭的对象将是那些未能遵守安全规章、年产量不足9万吨，以及那些依托不合格的煤矿资源建立、容易发生事故的小煤窑。同时，中国将不再批准年产能低于30万吨的新煤窑。据官方统计，2013年，共1384人死于煤矿事故，且每年发生的事故中有三分之二都发生在小煤窑。
