[China] At least 11 killed in HSR accident.

[gmat]

Saw this in the International Herald Tribune.

Spokesman Fired After Chinese Train Crash Has New Job
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/19/world/asia/19rail.html


Best wishes,
Grant

[cteno4]

i thought it interesting to see the contrast to the viral photos of the new us ambassador to china buying his own coffee with his daughter in the airport while toting a back pack and then getting their own luggage.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/18/world/asia/18china.html?scp=1&sq=china%20ambassidor&st=cse

how out of touch are these guys? they are paranoid about maintaining control, but their attitude is just doing the opposite.

jeff

[stevenh]

And the latest update on this saga... China has worked out they have an issue:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/8802439/China-suspends-railways-projects.html

I'm all for their progress, but when they already have one accident against the whole system, they need to sit down and work out what the hell is going on.

[bikkuri bahn]

Some pundits are surmising that the real reason may be to slow inflation, and get investment down to sustainable levels (local governments in China are heavily in debt).