History
With the Japanese victory over Imperial Russia and signing of the Treaty of Portsmouth, the South Manchuria branch (from Changchun to Lüshun) of the China Far East Railway was transferred to Japanese control. South Manchuria Railway Company quickly expanded the system inherited from Russia to staggering proportions, one of their actions were developing coal mines at Fushun. Under the control of Japanese, Fushun became a highly industrialized area via 30 years development. In 1946, after the World War II, the Fushun Coal Mine of the South Manchuria Railway Company was taken over by Kuomintang and Fushun Mining Administration Bureau was established by the Kuomintang Government. In 1948, Fushun Coal Mine was controlled by the Communist Party of China, which became a great financial resources to the People's Republic of China.
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