The Killing of a Miner in Zambia

A photo Wu Shengzai (right) and his colleague in Collum Coal Mine sent back to family in China

(Beijing) – There was no rumor or mystery surrounding the death of Wu Shengzai last August. At 50 years old, Wu left China for the first time in his life for the most tantalizing of prospects – the possibility of striking it rich in Africa. But Collumn Coal Mine, run by the Xu family from China, had a history marred with mob violence and shootings.