Anti-corruption protesters in the capital of Ulaanbaatar ve entered the Govt Palace of Mongolia;

Alleged officials have pilfered around $13 billion on coal exports to China.

PRC officials involved in the trans-border scheme ve allegedly been sentenced to death,
in accordance with Chinese corruption laws;

#Mongolia
1000s of Mongolians are holding a demonstration in #Ulaanbaatar for the 3rd day in a row over reports that 6.5 million tonnes of coal worth $1.8 billion have been stolen;

#Mongolia’s auth. ve requested China to join the investigation of the matter, as people's anger rises.
Beijing has allegedly executed Chinese officials involved in the theft of Mongolian coal, which triggered protests in the capital of #Ulaanbaatar;

China allegedly received less coal from Mongolia than the volumes that were exported from the country.

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