Posted on 08/22/2007 11:58:51 PM PDT by Westlander
A Cabinet minister sought Wednesday to portray a mining accident that left 181 miners trapped and presumed dead as a natural disaster, deflecting criticism that more could have been done to save the workers.
China's coal mine industry is the most dangerous in the world. Coal feeds most of China's energy needs, but accidents kill an average of 13 miners a day.
Mining company officials also visited families and told them to stay at home. Some families said they received $265 — more than two months of the average miners' wages — to keep quiet.
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“China says mine collapse was a natural disaster”
Naturally.
Shameful!
Sorta reminds me of the world leaders who shirked their morals in order to gift China with the 2008 Olympics.
Now everyone, bow on bended knee to the gods of multi-culturalism.
Who is surprised that a criminal government would enable a criminal business? When your government is ruled by the equivalent of the Mob then there isn’t a lot that is going to happen to reduce work related deaths or even care for the family of the deceased.
If mine was natural disaster, then what was yours?
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