An overview of the technical policies on coal industry at the beginning of new China

Abstract：At the beginning of the founding of China, the coal industry was mainly supported by state-owned coal enterprises and directed by mandatory plans, with coal production as the primary goal. In order to meet the needs of the priority development of heavy industry, the coal industry put into effect a series of policies such as technical transformation, technical talent training, technology introduction and coal technology planning. These policies changed the backward technology in coal industry, narrowed the gap with the advanced world level, and trained a number of coal technical talents, forming the rudiment of the independent technology system of coal industry.

Keyword：the beginning of new China;coal industry;technical policy;