Chinese Media Reacts to Train Crash Censorship Order

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Since the deadly train crash in China's eastern city of Wenzhou killed more than 40 and injured at least 200 people, the Chinese regime has been restricting reporting on the incident. Yet some news organizations have found ways to report their stories on the train crash and protest restrictions.

After the high-speed train crash in Wenzhou city on July 23rd, the Chinese regime's Central Propaganda Department has kept a tight grip on domestic media. The department issued orders to media to cover only positive and "touching stories" of the incident rather than investigating the cause of the crash or reporting on a possible cover up.

Yet the incident has led to public outrage and some media organizations are still finding ways to comment, despite the restrictions.

China's Southern Metropolis Daily published an editorial stating that public suspicion over the incident cannot be suppressed and that the death toll shouldn't be a secret. The paper accused the ruling communist party of being as arrogant and as crazy as ever.

Another paper, Zhejiang Province's Qianjiang Evening News, used a different tactic. In the July 27th issue they replaced the headline news section on their front page with a large advertisement, to protest the reporting restrictions. One web user commented: "This is the strongest issue of the Qianjiang Evening News in history."

Li Datong, former Editor of the China Youth Daily weekly publication "Freezing Point" feels it's impossible for the Propaganda department to have complete control over the media.

[Li Datong, Former Editor, Freezing Point]:
"The central propaganda department cannot cover up everything, it doesn't have that capability. Because this is a big issue, the whole world is covering it, so many online are commenting on it. Could they cover it up? No they can't. The local authorities are not stupid, they know what public opinion on this matter really is."

The death toll from the crash is believed to be more than 40—at least 200 people were injured. The incident has drawn widespread criticism and public outrage after authorities buried wrecked train carriages. The official explanation was that the cars were buried to prevent rail technology from being leaked.

Several rail experts have told NTD that they believe faulty design led to the crash.

Due to the Communist Party's censorship order, several Chinese newspapers were forced to throw away pages of stories about the high-speed train crash.

Ben Hedges

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[CACAraxioz]

ONLY TO COVER THE POSITIVE haha... what's positive about censoring a train crash, and the crash itself?

[krislyttle]

Dozens dead, scores injured, and all these CCP fuckers can think about is to bury wreckage to protecting "technology".... so, this is the "People's" Republic of China, huh?

[abarzilai664]

Leave the investigating to the CCP because they need to cover up the scandel in case it sags the national boner.

[mispistoleros]

worried about technology being stolen???

LOL, who'd steal it???

the Scent of Jasmine wafts across the Middle Kingdom, overwhelming the stench of CCP Bling Dynasty corruption.the Mandate of Heaven has been withdrawn.