Guizhou Mine Manager Removed as NPC Deputy Over Fatal Accident
Hou Jianguo, manager of the Shanjiaoshu mine in Guizhou where an accident killed 16 people nearly three years ago, was removed as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress on May 28, 2026. The removal was approved by the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Guizhou Provincial People's Congress. An investigation found Hou bore primary responsibility, citing long-standing hazards, delayed rescue efforts, and false reporting.
Nearly three years after the mining accident at the Shanjiaoshu mine in Guizhou that killed 16 people, authorities have for the first time disclosed that mine manager Hou Jianguo, suspected of committing a major liability accident crime, was removed as a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress on May 28, 2026, by the 23rd session of the Standing Committee of the 14th Guizhou Provincial People's Congress. The information was published in the fourth gazette of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress for 2026, released on the official website of the National People's Congress.
The accident investigation report determined that Hou Jianguo bore primary responsibility for the accident. The report noted that hidden dangers at the accident site had existed for a long time, yet production was still organized; rescue efforts were delayed after the accident occurred; and the accident was not truthfully reported as required, with delayed and false reporting.
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