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Q: why anyone in the media are not discussing about the bullet train accident ?
instead of discussing the cause ,people behind the failure ,what these media are doing is just posting some pictures in slide show...
why dont the chinese government do things in a trasparent manner ??
12 years 39 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
I think you actually mention the root of the problem in your question. The keyword is "transparency". China is notorious for its lack of transparency and this goes hand in hand with corruption. Rumors have been circulating for months that construction of the Beijing-Shanghai highspeed rail was sped up just to be ready in time for the 90th anniversary on July 1st. Experts believe that the line was far from ready, hence all the problems that are emering now. I believe that if China was suddenly transparent, we'd be utterly shocked at the carelessness that goes into these projects and the greed that fuels it.
I have read in the news about 26 trains cancelled, three Shanghai railroad officials sacked and 33 dead with close to 200 injured. Vice-premier and Railroad Secretary went to scene immediately.
I am not aware of any news blackout.
