Double standards in safety supervision

Of all the accidents of this kind, the explosion in Kunshan, Jiangsu province, especially hurts, and is worth thinking about, because it happened in one of China's most developed regions. We need to think again over the accident, not only because of the loss of life, but also because what Kunshan neglected, namely the safety of workers, is being neglected by other regions that hope to copy its economic success.

Beijing News, Aug 4

Some blame the enterprise for ignoring workers' safety, but why has the local safety supervision department never effectively intervened over the past 16 years? Reports show that workers had on a number of occasions reported the possible dangers, as well as a fire in the factory two months ago, but the safety supervisors never required the factory to stop production and strengthen safety measures.