The Aftermath: Three Chinese-Americans in the crashed Wenzhou train

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(1) Andrew Jacobs, Victims’ Sons in Tough Fight for Redress After China Rail Crash; A ministry proves largely impervious to oversight. New York Times, Aug 29, 2012 (front page).
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/2 ... try-over-crash.html
(Henry CAO and his parents, were in the Wenzhou train a year ago)

(2) James T Areddy, Wenzhou Railway Tragedy’s American Funeral. China Real Time Report, Aug 29, 2012.
blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2012/08/29/wenzhou-railway-tragedys-american-funeral/

Quote:

(a) "The Caos were making their first return to China since emigrating from coastal Fujian province around two decades ago.

(b) "Mr [Henry] Cao says that soon after the crash, he was contacted by people who said they were members of a working group assigned to handle his family’s issues related to the crash. The ministry covered some expenses, including the several months Henry spent in the hospital. But Mr. Cao said he has been frustrated by his numerous interactions with the group, at hotels and over email, which he describes as being heavy on lessons about Chinese law and light on details of addressing his family’s suffering.

“'We have no idea who they report to, whether it’s the MOR [Ministry of Railways] or the Chinese government,' he says.

"Access to decision makers, he says, has been the most challenging part of the exercise, since the most senior person Mr Cao says he has been permitted to meet is a mid-level legal representative for the Ministry of Railways.

My comment: There is no need to read the rest of the Real Time report.