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The trouble with the Daya Bay nuclear power plant is minor and well under control, that is what the concerned authorities are trying hard to assure us. They say it will not impact the environment, and refute foreign media reports that claim some sort of nuclear radiation leak from the plant.

We believe what they say. But there is a lesson in this for the authorities, and it pertains to information control. If it is found to be controlled, such efforts will only backfire.

Perhaps the information was not shared on time in order to stem panic, or they simply did not intend to cover it up in the first place. There is little harm if an insignificant wrong is corrected without the public being made aware of it - especially if it does not threaten its well-being.