Got a government VIP man coming to check out pollution in a famous lake? This, apparently, is how the Chinese dealt with the problem:
It's all rather amusing in a "SGT Bilko" kind of way, as long as you don't have to live there.In 2001, Wen Jiabao, then a vice premier, now China's prime minister, came to investigate reports of Lake Tai's deterioration. Like most Communist Party inspection tours, word of this one reached local officials in advance. When Wen asked to see a typical dye plant, one was made ready, according to several people who witnessed the preparations.
The factory got a fresh coat of paint. The canal that ran beside it was drained, dredged and refilled with fresh water. Shortly before Wen's motorcade arrived, workers dumped thousands of carp into the canal. Farmers were positioned along the banks holding fishing rods.
Wen spent 20 minutes there. A picture of him shaking hands with the factory boss hangs in its lobby.
Kevin Rudd, what are you going to do about this?
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