The recent earthquake in Sichuan killed tens of thousand of people.Many pupils died because the school buildings which were constructed with sub - standard materials collapsed. Obviously there were rampant corruptions going on. All parties, from the high ranking education officials to the town planners are involved. If the school buildings were constructed according to strict procedures and regulations, then the buildings should be strong enough to stand the earthquake. The fact that many school buildings collapsed but the surrounding buildings are intact clearly shows that corruptions are so rampant that all schools are built with sub-standard materials.
The earthquake reveals merely tip of the icebergs. Many buildings in China are not strong and safe. Some do not have proper fire escape routes . Some would collapse due to minor earthquake. The communist party of China ,though seemed serious to fight corruptions, failed to contain corruptions.
The officials have too much power. Nobody dares to bring up the issue of corruptions in China. You may be charged under the counter revulutionary acts and you may even be jailed or sentenced to death if you dare to criticise the corrupt officials.
Absolute power corrupts absolutely. Unless and until China embraces true democracy, the poor Chinese have no bright future.
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