进入21世纪,中国煤矿矿难相继成为国内外媒体关注的焦点。据统计,从1949年至2005年期间,全国煤矿共发生了21起死亡百人以上的事故,其中8起发生在本世纪初的5年期间。在这8起事故中,又有6起发生在2004—2005年间的13个月的时间内。我国煤炭产量约占全球的35%,但煤矿事故的死亡占 Into the 21st century, China’s coal mine disaster have become the focus of domestic and foreign media attention. According to statistics, from 1949 to 2005, a total of 21 accidents involving more than 100 deaths occurred in the coal mines in the country, of which 8 occurred during the five-year period beginning this century. Of the eight accidents, six more occurred in 13 months between 2004 and 2005. China’s coal production accounts for about 35% of the world’s total, but coal mine accidents accounted for the deaths