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Wenzhou train crash one year memorial

On July 23 2011, a train crash near Wenzhou on the high speed rail network killed 40 people and created a public controversy that has not yet died down.

Below is a translation of The one year anniversary of the July 23 high-speed train accident, a document was posted to the Internet by Manzi Digest, an iPhone and iPad news app based on the Weibo tweets of angel investor and Weibo celebrity Charles Xue aka Xue Manzi. The document is a compilation of Internet postings, photos and writings about the crash and its aftermath. Read more