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  • A statue of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong in front of smoke stacks in Fuxin, Liaoning province, China, on Monday, Nov. 16, 2020. When the Communist Party took over in 1949, leader Mao Zedong made Fuxin, where coal has been extracted since the 1700s, central to his efforts to modernize the nation. By 2005, easy-to-reach fuel was tapped out and the mine declared bankruptcy and Fuxin is still struggling to adapt. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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