Explosion Kills Dozens at Eastern China Plant
An explosion on Saturday has killed at least 68 people and injured more than 180 others at a Jiangsu factory that makes wheels for US carmakers. Andrew Jacobs at the New York Times reports: At least 68...
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Minitrue: Cool Down on Guo Meimei
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. Turn...
View ArticlePlant in Fatal Blast Described as Dusty Deathtrap
Following the Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products factory blast that killed at least 75 workers and injured more than 180 last weekend, several news reports have focused on how the abundance of metallic...
View ArticleDust Blast Explosion Death Toll Nearly Doubles
The official death toll for the deadly August explosion at a Jiangsu factory has nearly doubled the original figure of 75, and many company and political leaders are now facing punishment. Rose Yu...
View ArticleMassive Explosion Rocks Tianjin Port
The extent of the damage and the cause of the massive explosion at a hazardous goods warehouse in the port area of Binhai outside of Tianjin at 11:30 pm Wednesday were still being evaluated as morning...
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Minitrue: Media Directives on Tianjin Port Explosions
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of one issuing body has been partially omitted to protect the...
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Translation: “Normal Country Delusion” in Tianjin
At least 114 people died in last week’s explosions in a warehouse in the Binhai area of Tianjin, where over 700 tons of sodium cyanide were stored. Hundreds of people have been displaced from homes...
View Article23 People Investigated for Tianjin Blasts
Twenty-three people have been detained or brought in for questioning over the massive explosion at a chemical warehouse in the Tianjin port two weeks ago that killed at least 145 people. According to...
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Shortcuts and Lax Rules in Tianjin; Blast in Shandong
At The New York Times, Andrew Jacobs, Javier Hernandez, and Chris Buckley report on the lax oversight, official neglect, and collusion between business and corrupt officials that underlay the deadly...
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Minitrue: New Chemical Explosion in Tianjin
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source. All...
View ArticleIndustrial Accidents Continue One Year After Tianjin Blasts
A deadly steam pipe explosion at a coal-fired power plant in Dangyang, Hubei killed at least 21 people and injured five on Thursday, Edward Wong at The New York Times report: The deaths and injuries...
View ArticleReports on Shaanxi Explosion Disappear Online, in Media
At least 14 people were killed and 150 injured in an explosion in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, according to a report by Chris Buckley at The New York Times: The explosion occurred in the afternoon in...
View Article9 Detained After Jiangxi Construction Collapse
Following the collapse of a scaffolding platform that took the lives of 74 construction workers at a coal-fired power station in Fengcheng, Jiangxi last Thursday, authorities have detained nine people...
View ArticleJeremy Brown: How the Party Handles Accidents
Late on Tuesday, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Sichuan’s Jiuzhaigou County, killing at least 19 people and forcing the evacuation of some 60,000. A leaked directive ordered domestic media to follow...
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Minitrue: No Speculation on Zhangjiakou Explosion
The following censorship instructions, issued to the media by government authorities, have been leaked and distributed online. The name of the issuing body has been omitted to protect the source....
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