The blast at Tianjin shattered the entire world due to
significant deaths and colossal economic losses. The Chinese authorities have
not issued any official statement hinting towards possible cause of the blast.
However, the western media is holding Chinese government responsible for the ‘negligence’.
The reports refer to past incidents also where negligence was evident.
Ironically the west is not only the biggest buyer of Chinese
goods but also has made huge investment. It may be true that Chinese government
condoned violation of ‘good management practices’. However, the west can’t avoid
even bigger blame as it buys Chinese products due to lower cost, which at times
tantamount to compromising safety measures and allowing low wages for the
workers.
Yet no one seems to be classifying this blast an act of
terrorism. Keeping in view whatever is going on in South China Sea and
adjoining areas, one just can’t rule out that this was an act of terror. Many
of the developed countries including the US are afraid of China becoming a
phantom eating up many industries of the developed economies.
The slow and gradual withdrawal of the US from the Middle
East and MENA often creates suspicions that the after having attained self-sufficiency
in crude oil production the new focus is South China Sea, particularly China and
North Korea.
If 9/11 could be termed a melodrama staged by CIA, ISIS
being ‘B’ team of intelligence agencies of the US, Britain and Israel, Tianjin
blast could also be termed an act of terrorism to contain growth of China for a
while. Signs of civil commotion have already started appearing and one has to
wait and see how quickly the balloon is created and burst.
