is China's news reports confusing and angering its citizens?

[We Never Left!!]

Yes. It is all very confusing.

First the media (and 50-centers) spent a month boasting about how China's technology had created the fastest and largest high-speed rail system in the world, a marvel of achievement.

Immediately after the crash, the media stated that lightning hit the first train, causing it to stall, but at the same time the government fired three railways managers. (gee.. I know some Chinese think they are gods, but really, "Railways Managers strike train with lightning" seems a bit too far-fetched.)

Then on Monday, they blamed "foreign technology" for the failure in order to damage Bombardier's reputation and drive down the price of its stock.

They next claimed that lightning also struck the signaling system, causing it to fail; placing blame on General Electric and driving down the price of its stock.

Now, they are placing the blame on a design flaw from a Chinese design firm, and on Chinese railways staff/operators. Meanwhile, officials are getting ready to reap substantial investment profits from "buying low and selling high" as Bombardier is exonerated and the stock price rebounds.

It's possible that, if they hadn't decided to bury all the evidence so quickly, then they might be doing an even better job of finding others at whom they could toss some blame, and make more money from a system that is proving to be successful at both killing people and making money for the PRC government officials.

http://thechinavisa.blogspot.com/2011/07...-here.html