Shanghaiist: Caijing investigates shady dealings behind CCTV fire

STS9

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:04:06 +0700

My first reaction when observing the fire (not on TV but Twitter) was someone is making money. No way a few fireworks could spark and ultimately destroy a building like this. Safety issues may have been ignored to cut costs or (as is the case with many fires) insurance claims!

taihanasie

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:13:19 +0700

"It's a stark reminder why clamping down on corruption and laying out everything transparently is the way to go, even if it's been "the culture" so far to wheel and deal behind smoke screens." I don't have a problem with this sentence. But I do have a comment: Good luck with that clampdown!

WatchBagDVD

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 09:50:00 +0700

So gb, what would you make of the apparent "corruption" surrounding this matter? Is it just one of those "stuff happens" moments? And are we to understand that in your expert opinion institutionalized cronyism and corruption don't inevitably lead to serious problems? Or is it that such corruption actually doesn't exist? You're apparently not a "China debutante," so what's your analysis? Just curious...

gb

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 00:07:19 +0700

"So, like most disasters over here, the destruction of the TVCC boot may have been an inevitable outcome of a bunch of high-level people cutting corners and passing money under the table. It's a stark reminder why clamping down on corruption and laying out everything transparently is the way to go, even if it's been "the culture" so far to wheel and deal behind smoke screens." "over here", "smokescreen", "high-level", "transparent" - doesn't this smack of a China debutante trying to write China seriously? C'mon Shanghaiist, stop being so up yourself - give us analysis not puerile opinion.