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Sorin Adam Matei

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Chinese high speed train wreck mobilizes weibo services

A recent high speed Chinese train crash in Wenzhou highlighted the inequities ordinary Chinese face in everyday life. The actor Ge You  comments poetically on the neglect with which the victims were treated: “If a higher-level leader died,” he wrote, “there would…

China’s effort to muzzle news of train crash sparks outcry

Via Scoop.it – Foreign Affairs Over 30 people died in a  collision of two “high speed rail” trains in China. The incident was very sensitive. It highlighted that the recent extension of the Chinese fast train network might’ve not taken into account…