In Wake of Rail Disaster, Hints of Beijing’s Power Struggle

The Chinese premier distanced himself from the handling of the rail disaster, signifying that a power struggle may be going on behind the scenes.
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In Wake of Rail Disaster, Hints of Beijing’s Power Struggle
Workers clear wreckage of mangled carriages after a Chinese high-speed train derailed when it was hit from behind by another express late on July 23 in the town of Shuangyu near the city of Wenzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province. (AFP/Getty Images)
7/30/2011
Updated:
6/4/2012
<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/119861322_2_medium.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-130040" title="Workers clear wreckage of mangled carriages after a Chinese high-speed train derailed when it was hit from behind by another express late on July 23 in the town of Shuangyu near the city of Wenzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province. (AFP/Getty Images)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/119861322_2_medium.jpg" alt="Workers clear wreckage of mangled carriages after a Chinese high-speed train derailed when it was hit from behind by another express late on July 23 in the town of Shuangyu near the city of Wenzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province. (AFP/Getty Images)" width="320"/></a>
Workers clear wreckage of mangled carriages after a Chinese high-speed train derailed when it was hit from behind by another express late on July 23 in the town of Shuangyu near the city of Wenzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang Province. (AFP/Getty Images)

<a href="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1107250729002431_medium.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-130041" title="Crews Bury Wreckage after Wenzhou Train Collision. (Posted to Weibo.com)" src="https://www.theepochtimes.com/assets/uploads/2015/07/1107250729002431_medium.jpg" alt="Crews Bury Wreckage after Wenzhou Train Collision. (Posted to Weibo.com)" width="320"/></a>
Crews Bury Wreckage after Wenzhou Train Collision. (Posted to Weibo.com)