China: A year after Tianjin blast, public mourning & discussion about it are still censored
"A year after the Tianjin blast, public mourning and discussion about it are still censored in China", 12 Aug 2016
The Tianjin warehouse explosion [on Aug.12 last year]…took a heavy toll on the country. More than 170 were dead or missing, over 300 buildings were damaged, and 10,000 cars were decimated. The total economic loss stands at $1.1 billion…
One year on, the Tianjin blasts remain a deeply sensitive issue for Chinese authorities. About 10 family members of two firefighter victims were arrested by police when they appeared at the blast site to mourn…[on] Aug. 12… A group of home owners…protested at the scene to demand the government renovate their damaged apartments… A…report …in commemoration of the event by financial magazine Caijing has also been censored…