Tibet Uncovers Chinese Regime Corruption
Friday, June 5th, 2009
zen34000 asked:
Yes, this is exactly what happened: Tibet, though victimized and devastated by the Chinese, has kept the spirit of truth alive and has managed to show the world, and the Chinese themselves, how very cynical and corrupt their leaders are.
In fact, as Paul Tapponnier of the Institute of Geology of Paris explained, is that Tibet caused the earthquake. Tibet is moving eastward in the direction of southern China and towards the Sichuan province. This is due to the movement of the tectonic plates, whose origins go back to the continental collision which created the Himalaya mountain range itself.
A coincidence? The fact is that this earthquake and the terrible damage that it has caused has unmasked just how very corrupt this regime is. Schools and hospitals were the constructions which suffered the most damage. Many of them fell, even when the surrounding buildings remained standing. Thousands of children lost their lives. In Dujiangyan the people gathered on the sites where the schools had stood, yelling “tofu, tofu!”. The reinforced concrete of the low quality constructions were as soft as tofu. In Chongqing, where the earthquake did not cause major damage, the only building that fell was a school in the suburbs, causing the deaths of 4 children. The rest of the city suffered no other visible damage.
In the area of the earthquake’s epicenter, 90% of homes were destroyed. Obviously, thousands of deaths could have been avoided if the constructions had followed even the most basic standards. (In 1978, stricter building requirements were put into place. The latest were imposed in 2001.)
Chau Kam-tim, professor of geotechnical engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is quoted by Bloomberg as stating, “China has very clear laws. Whether the local government or individuals implement them remains a question. Obviously, there’s a problem.”
The anger of the population has begun to increase. It is concentrated on the school buildings. Local media can no longer be controlled. The desperation of the victim’s families have led to many queries of great embarrassment to the authorities.
Charles
Yes, this is exactly what happened: Tibet, though victimized and devastated by the Chinese, has kept the spirit of truth alive and has managed to show the world, and the Chinese themselves, how very cynical and corrupt their leaders are.
In fact, as Paul Tapponnier of the Institute of Geology of Paris explained, is that Tibet caused the earthquake. Tibet is moving eastward in the direction of southern China and towards the Sichuan province. This is due to the movement of the tectonic plates, whose origins go back to the continental collision which created the Himalaya mountain range itself.
A coincidence? The fact is that this earthquake and the terrible damage that it has caused has unmasked just how very corrupt this regime is. Schools and hospitals were the constructions which suffered the most damage. Many of them fell, even when the surrounding buildings remained standing. Thousands of children lost their lives. In Dujiangyan the people gathered on the sites where the schools had stood, yelling “tofu, tofu!”. The reinforced concrete of the low quality constructions were as soft as tofu. In Chongqing, where the earthquake did not cause major damage, the only building that fell was a school in the suburbs, causing the deaths of 4 children. The rest of the city suffered no other visible damage.
In the area of the earthquake’s epicenter, 90% of homes were destroyed. Obviously, thousands of deaths could have been avoided if the constructions had followed even the most basic standards. (In 1978, stricter building requirements were put into place. The latest were imposed in 2001.)
Chau Kam-tim, professor of geotechnical engineering at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, is quoted by Bloomberg as stating, “China has very clear laws. Whether the local government or individuals implement them remains a question. Obviously, there’s a problem.”
The anger of the population has begun to increase. It is concentrated on the school buildings. Local media can no longer be controlled. The desperation of the victim’s families have led to many queries of great embarrassment to the authorities.
Charles