Developed with money from Occidental Petroleum in 1985, the coal mine was China's first big venture with a foreign firm and a symbol of the country's willingness to do business with corporate America as it emerged from behind its Maoist curtain.

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Developed with money from Occidental Petroleum (nyse: OXY - news - people ) in 1985, the coal mine was China's first big venture with a foreign firm and a symbol of the country's willingness to do business with corporate America as it emerged from behind its Maoist curtain.

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The contract with the Total-led consortium is the first big venture between Iran and foreign firms since the American law came into force.

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