No blame in China school collapse (gov't finds itself 'not guilty')

Coventina

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Fri May-08-09 10:05 AM
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No blame in China school collapse (gov't finds itself 'not guilty')

Source: BBC

China says it has found no evidence that human negligence caused schools to collapse during last year's earthquake.

Thousands of schools were damaged while buildings nearby remained intact in the massive quake in Sichuan Province.

Many parents of dead and injured pupils blamed poor construction. They demanded an investigation.

The government has looked into the issue, but has now rejected the accusation that anyone was responsible for the schools' collapse.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8039376.stm

Well, I'm sure we're all surprised that the government has concluded that no one is to blame.

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Stargleamer

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Fri May-08-09 10:30 AM
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1. Government finds itself "Not Guilty"

kinda like the Bush Administration.

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David__77

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Fri May-08-09 12:30 PM
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2. China's original take in 2008.

http://www.china.org.cn/china/wenchuan_earthquake/2008-05/29/content_15535635.htm

"...the Educational Department of Sichuan Province blamed design defects in relation to quake-resistance as a reason for the many collapses..."

It does appear that some authorities are attempting to prevent public demands for improved building code standards to prevent a repeat of this tragedy. As a developing country, China faces the question of performing a public safety cost benefit analysis when developing its building codes. There are also many old structures that fall far short of the standard that need to be retrofit or demolished and replaced, which is very expensive. Progress is being made but not fast enough.

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