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Weibo posts on the Wenzhou train crash
微博评论温州动车事故

Thousands of people mourn the victims of the train collision Monday evening at the century square of Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The accident killed at least 39 people and injured 192. [CFP]
Thousands of people mourn the victims of the train collision Monday evening at the century square of Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. The accident killed at least 39 people and injured 192. [CFP]
[《东方早报》评论专栏作家童大焕]: [Tong Dahuan, columnist at the Oriental Morning Post]:
中国,请停下你飞奔的脚步,等一等你的人民,等一等你的灵魂,等一等你的道德,等一等你的良知!不要让列车脱轨,不要让桥梁坍塌,不要让道路成陷阱,不要让房屋成危楼。慢点走,让每一个生命都有自由和尊严,每一个人都不被“时代”抛下,每一个人都顺利平安地抵达终点。 China, please slow down your breakneck pace, wait for your people, wait for your soul, wait for your morals, wait for your conscience! Don't let the trains jump the tracks, don't let the bridges collapse, don't let the roads become traps, don't let the houses become ruins. Walk slowly and let every life enjoy freedom and dignity. No one should be cast aside by this era.
[央视一套节目部副主任许文广]: [Xu Wenguang, program director at CCTV]:
温州动车追尾惨剧后,他们是隧道内抢险后卧轨而睡的工人;他们是光着膀子第一时间赶来救援的农民;他们是深夜排起长龙献血的市民和打工者。他们用人性的光辉温暖着我们的心灵,他们是共和国真正的脊梁。请守护好他们的善良!而平安,应该是国家给自己的百姓最底线的保障。 They are the rescue workers who sleep on the rails in the tunnel after an accident. They are the farmers who rush bare-armed to lend a hand to the trapped and the wounded. They are the townspeople and migrant workers who stand in a queue at midnight waiting to donate blood. They warm our souls with the light of humanity. They are the true backbone of China. Please safeguard their kindness. Safety is the most basic guarantee a nation can give its people.
[中欧国际工商学院经济学与金融学教授许小年]: [Xu Xiaonian, economics and finance professor at the China Europe International Business School]:
如果将一系列的事故归因于“麻痹思想”、“安全责任不落实”,避重就轻,则此类事故还将不断发生。需要深刻检讨的是发展经济的“大跃进”思维、政绩重于生命的价值取向、公共工程的垄断以及由此而产生的腐败。 If we lay the blame for a series of accidents on carelessness and a failure to meet safety responsibilities, we're sidestepping the heart of the matter, and such cases will happen again. We need to reassess the "Great Leap Forward" type thinking on economic development, the value framework that places political achievements before lives, the monopolization of public projects and the corruption it causes.

Excerpts reflect the views of microbloggers, not necessarily those of China.org.cn.
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