Sometimes stories about China make you laugh, sometimes they make you cringe. With this story, I'm not sure if I should cry or get mad.
Click here for an update on the ShanXi slavery incident.
Brick factories kidnapping kids into forced labor is the latest embarrassment in the Mainland. It is very sad to hear about the individual stories of fathers looking for their children who were abused and starved in these horrific working conditions. Children as young as 8 years old were forced to work in inhumane conditions: forced to work in still hot kilns to speed up production, not given medical treatment despite life threatening burns and wounds, some of the injured were even buried alive.
You hear about China's rapid economic growth, the 2008 Olympic games, and the modernity of Shanghai/Beijing. Then you hear about regions like ShanXi plagued by ruthless slave owners and human traffickers, you wonder whether it is the same country. A nation starving for growth can't be bothered to take care of its own people in the outermost regions.
What happened to cracking down on corruption? I can't stand see lines like "central government leaders shocked at news", cause its just bullshit. They know very well what goes on. They just choose to allow it to happen.
Click here for an update on the ShanXi slavery incident.
Brick factories kidnapping kids into forced labor is the latest embarrassment in the Mainland. It is very sad to hear about the individual stories of fathers looking for their children who were abused and starved in these horrific working conditions. Children as young as 8 years old were forced to work in inhumane conditions: forced to work in still hot kilns to speed up production, not given medical treatment despite life threatening burns and wounds, some of the injured were even buried alive.
You hear about China's rapid economic growth, the 2008 Olympic games, and the modernity of Shanghai/Beijing. Then you hear about regions like ShanXi plagued by ruthless slave owners and human traffickers, you wonder whether it is the same country. A nation starving for growth can't be bothered to take care of its own people in the outermost regions.
What happened to cracking down on corruption? I can't stand see lines like "central government leaders shocked at news", cause its just bullshit. They know very well what goes on. They just choose to allow it to happen.
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This just confirms my assessment that it'll take China at least 2 generations before it can sort out it's "cultural" problems.
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