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Hey, we are talking about dictatorship here. A dictator always place social stability above human life. The only thing they know is: social unrest brings down the government. Yes, it could be a Chinese Chernobyl in replay but they just don't think telling the truth can benefit their control of the situation.

Let us not argue about the dictator's intention here. And, it is not my job to save their ass.

The fact is, up to this minute, outside web sites with SARS contents are still blocked. A few friends of mine who are running those sites had just confirmed it hours ago.

So let's all hope it's a Chinese Chernobyl, agreed?

Stability is already a relative term in China. Even if you say that the country's highly stable, you might add that they're actually sitting on the edge of a volcano's mouth. To maintain the "stability" of today can only mean an even more spectacular explosion and loss of cohesion in the years ahead. Some kind of catastrophe was needed to convince them to move away from the volcano's mouth, however haltingly, and maybe SARS can be it.