2009年5月9日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Government blunts activism set off by China quake (AP)

Posted: 09 May 2009 12:56 PM PDT

In this photo taken on April 5, 2009, Zhou Lekang 43, holds a picture of his son Zhou Jingbo who was 16 when he was killed after his middle school collapsed in the May 12, 2008 earthquake in  Dujiangyan, China. The death of so many children has touched a nerve nationwide, raising questions about official corruption, mismanagement, government responsibility — the underside of fast-paced economic growth. The political sensitivity of the issue has spawned many instances of government attempts to intimidate the parents and activists fighting to get the truth out.  (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)AP - When a powerful earthquake flattened Sichuan province a year ago, community organizer Zhang Guoyuan seized the moment.


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