As dozens of injured passengers remain in hospital, the deep sorrow triggered by the bullet train crash on July 23 still haunts the nation. Domestic media are sparing no effort looking into the causes of the tragedy, reflecting the openness China has achieved after more than 30 years of reform and opening-up.
Mingled and twisted, the complexity of China has created an opportunity for some people to stir public discontent toward the fruits of reform and construction, so as to bring shame on the so-called Made-in-China strategy.
Thanks to the Internet, diverse voices from the media enlarge the audience. But that does not mean the extremists can dominate the arena and even derail the judgment of Chinese society. In the eyes of these people, China's rapid railway development, as well as the nation's construction as a whole, is a kind of "Great Leap Forward." They even deem the Made-in-China strategy a pitfall in improving people's welfare. Among the criticisms that permeate the major Internet microblogs toward the way of China's economic development is the so-called bloody GDP.
Established in 1949, the People's Republic of China has weathered all kinds of mockery and scolding. Keeping a blind eye to the nation's great achievements, some critics always grab hold of errors and mistakes in China's socialist construction.
Meanwhile, China's progress not only embodies its economic development, but also reflects the changing lifestyle of its massive population.
In the past a poor boy who lives in the mountains used to be confined to his hometown. But nowadays, he can leave his hometown and witness urbanization, whose speed is like that of a bullet train.
In spite of numerous setbacks and lessons, the made-in-China strategy has made initial success in the world. During the process, the image of China has been polished tremendously.
Made-in-China's vitality is robust.
It is worth thinking deeply on the July 23 accident, but China will never stop its construction and Made-in-China efforts.
Perseverance is one of the characteristics of the Chinese people, who are ready to draw lessons from mistakes and setbacks.
What's more, the pursuit of happiness among Chinese people is stronger than their foreign counterparts. A number of problems and conflicts have emerged during China's reform and opening-up. But none could halt the nation's progress, under which many knotty problems are smoothly resolved.
The accident will surely teach us a number of lessons. For example, how to avoid similar tragedies and their dreadful aftermath? In short, badmouthing Made-in-China and China's construction is just a bubble. It will burst.