At the moment, Chinese internet microblogs are buzzing about this man, Yang Dacai, Shaanxi’s Safety Bureau Chief. He visited the scene of a recent horrific crash, where 36 people on a sleeper-bus all died when it hit a truck carrying methanol. Unfortunately for Yang, he was photographed laughing whilst there [see above], and Chinese netizens have gone into hate-mode at his insensitivity. They've also tracked down other online photos of him and noticed that he wears different designer watches each day despite only getting a relatively small "official" salary. An investigation has been announced. In his defence, he says he was just trying to relax some upset safety workers and that his hobby is collecting replica timepieces. We'll see... |