China arrests critics of shoddy construction
America Blog Jun 19 08This is a government that just can't change. Compared to the Bush/FEMA response to Katrina, the Beijing government performed well during a period of crisis following the deadly earthquake. Sadly, the government is back to its old ways. A retired Chinese schoolteacher who criticized the construction of schools that collapsed in last month's powerful earthquake has been detained, a Hong Kong-based human rights organization said Wednesday.Police detained Zeng Hongling in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan province, on charges of ''inciting state subversion,'' according to the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy. Full story...
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