The poor miners of China

In the course of three days, 85 miners died in four separate accidents around the country. Director Li Yizhong of the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) was not amused. He has been trying to close thousands of small, dangerous mines. Once his inspectors are back in Beijing, they were quietly put back into production by unscrupulous mine owners in collusion with local governments. Li complained that some local governments were willfully flouting national safety regulations.

The local mayors and party secretaries were supposed to get rid of their investments in the coal mines. But they only write a nice report to their superiors and keep on their greedy collusion with the mine bosses.

The Chinese revolution was supposed to end the suffering and exploitation of the proletariat. China today is a materialistic, capitalist society. China is the factory of the world and pretty soon will also be the design center of the world. The forces of production are being developed to their highest level. Every Marxist knows that the relations of production will have to be adapted to the level of the forces of production. No 'harmonious society' here Comrade Hu. Only class struggle, every hour and every minute.

China may be capitalist today, but after capitalism comes socialism and communism. China still has a bright future...