[Epoch Times News on August 6, 2021](Interviewed by The Epoch Times reporters Luo Ya and Li Yun) On August 6, Beijing issued an emergency response plan, requiring that if Beijing encounters major emergencies in the future, it should be at the latest Disseminate information to the society through authoritative media within 5 hours. In this regard, some people in the Beijing media said that the authorities are now releasing this news, which is a bit overwhelming, but whether it can be achieved in practice is still a big question mark.
On the morning of the 6th, the Beijing Municipal Government Information Office held a press conference to introduce the preparation and revision points of the “General Emergency Plan for Emergencies in Beijing (Revised in 2021)”.
The “Preplan” requires that for events that can be judged as major emergencies or above, and the events are more sensitive, occur in key areas, special periods, and may have a greater impact, immediately report to the Municipal Party Committee’s General Duty Office and the Municipal Emergency Response Team. The detailed information shall be submitted no later than 2 hours after the incident.
The “Preplan” also stated that in the event of a major emergency, the responsible department should strengthen the monitoring and response of online public opinion, and release information to the society through authoritative media as soon as possible, and release it within 5 hours at the latest; For particularly major emergencies, a press release center must be established within 24 hours to release information on emergencies.
As soon as the above news came out, it immediately attracted the attention and ridicule of mainland netizens: “I was shocked, I thought there was a major emergency.” “How do you feel terrible, what’s the matter?” “I thought What major event scared me to death!” “I thought that Taiwan would be taken back in 5 hours…” “I thought there would be a major event announced in 5 hours!” “Click here to see the disappointment.”
Can it be done in practice?Outside doubts
Gao Yu, a senior media person in Beijing, said that any major event should have been let people know immediately, whether it is a bit overwhelming when it releases this news. The disaster situation is because the people don’t have the right to know that there will be continuous man-made disasters and continuous disasters.”
“If it is really to make up for it, it should be for sure.” Gao Yu said, but whether it can be really done is still a big question mark. Because the south has flooded every year, the north has flooded again this year. Major events let people know that in the past local governments failed to do so.
“In the future, if there are natural disasters to avoid man-made disasters, it is very necessary to immediately release information to the society. It should be done, or if it can be done in the future, there will still be a big question mark.”
Gao Yu said that China’s national conditions are about politics, and the people’s lives and property are not the first place, and after a major disaster is caused, it is necessary to conceal the truth from the people. “But for the test of practice, I still have to put a question mark.”
She cited, for example, that the Beijing Municipal Government recently required the people within the third ring road to move away and it should be built into a political center. “Whether such a major political event can be announced to the people within 5 hours in the future, I will fight now. A question mark.”
The CCP’s system of level-by-level approvals deceive the top and the bottom
Wang Jianhua, a Shanghai democrat and June 4th prisoner, also questioned the news from Beijing, “Why did it take 5 hours to release information to the public? I think it should be broadcast immediately. There are major events, disasters, disasters, and disasters. Why should they be broadcast immediately? Don’t broadcast it right away?”
Wang Jianhua said that the Zhengzhou floods caused such heavy casualties. “If the report was announced earlier, the subway was stopped earlier, work was stopped earlier, and production was stopped earlier, it would not have caused such serious casualties.”
Wang Jianhua believes that the problem lies in the CCP’s system of level-by-level approval. “Governments at all levels are very slow in doing things. When major incidents occur, he has to approve level by level. No one dares to report and no one dares to take responsibility. Officials at all levels are afraid of losing. Wusha hat.”
Wang Jianhua said, “You report to the top one level, from the street to the district, the city, and then to the province, and then go back to the bottom after approval. How long do you think it takes?” Like the last marathon, level one First-level approval, what’s the use after all people die after approval? The fire and water are merciless, I don’t know how many times this kind of thing has happened.
He believes that the Beijing Municipal Government announced that it will broadcast the report five hours at the latest, which also means that after major emergencies occurred, it was not known how many hours before it was notified, and everyone did not know whether some major incidents were reported.
Wang Jianhua believes that Xi Jinping cannot hear the voices of the people at the bottom, nor can they see the real lives of the people, because they are all arranged by local officials when they visit places and they are all acting.
Wang Jianhua said: “Regardless of any major bad information or disasters, local governments always conceal what they can conceal, or deceive if they can deceive. Block it. The people tell the truth, and he says you spread rumors and slander the Communist Party. Where can the people dare to speak?!”
It is difficult to see the full picture of the facts when it is reported by the party media
However, the official said this time that information should be released to the society through “authoritative media” within 5 hours. Wang Jianhua criticized that the so-called authoritative media refers to party media such as Xinhua News Agency. The news agency’s bulletin shall prevail, not the local people’s bulletin. Has the Xinhua News Agency seen all the major events happening in various places? It’s impossible to see it all.”
What does “subject to Xinhua News Agency” mean? Wang Jianhua pointed out: “They just want to listen to the good, not the bad. They want to maintain stability and deceive the public. “China’s social situation is very good.” All bad things are concealed. The entire bureaucracy is to report the good and not the bad.”
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