Chapter 42 The Bhopal Gas Leak Case, Dead Lips and Teeth

Seeing the Associated Press reporter standing up again, Fu Xin's face obviously showed a look of displeasure, but the Associated Press reporter didn't seem to have this awareness, and still went his own way, grabbed Fu Xin and asked: "Mr. Fu, what do you think about the entry of Chinese foreign capital into the Chinese market?" ”

"Sorry, this beautiful lady. If I'm not mistaken, this is the press conference for me and Professor Zhao's acceptance speeches, not the regular press conference of our Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and I think these questions of yours should be asked at the regular press conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of our country, not me. Thank you. ”

Fu Xin's words were really not "straightforward" at all, and he kicked the ball back directly.

If it were an ordinary person, Fu Xin might have forgotten if he answered the other party like this, but he Fu Xin underestimated the ability of these reporters to play scoundrels, and saw that the reporter was still unrelenting, grabbing Fu Xin and asking: "Mr. Fu, you haven't answered my question yet." My question is, what do you think about Chinese foreign capital entering the Chinese market? ”

This reporter's unrelenting attitude dragged on for a long time, but the reporters present, except for the reporters of the Xinhua News Agency, all had an attitude of watching the show and expected Fu Xin to make a fool of himself, so no one raised any objections.

Fu Xin pursed his lips, shook his head, sighed, stretched his neck, and said, "Alas, since you want to break the casserole and ask to the end, then I will accompany you." I didn't want to talk about ......."

If Fu Xin is familiar with someone, such as Zhong Ying, or Lu Xuan sees this scene, he must know that Fu Xin's action shows that he is going to cheat people!

Although I am not familiar with Fu Xin, but these reporters, which one of them is not a ghost, Fu Xin's performance must be a big news! So at this time, they all sat up straight and waited for Fu Xin's answer.

And Xu Guangyu, who was standing on the sidelines and listening, was extremely nervous at this time, for fear that Fu Xin would say something wrong. Zhao Yiming, who was sitting next to Fu Xin, was also worried about what Fu Xin said that he shouldn't say, and kicked Fu Xin with his foot under the table, prompting Fu Xin to pay attention to the impact. But the result he got was indeed Fu Xin didn't seem to feel it, because Fu Xin had already spoken at this time.

"I don't know if you know what happened seven days ago, and I won't show off my skills to ask you questions, you can get the news much faster than me, after all, you are professional."

Speaking of this, Fu Xin showed a sad look on his face, "Seven days ago, that is, in the early morning of December 3, 1984, a cyanide leak occurred at a pesticide factory near the slum of Union Carbide (India) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Union Carbide in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. ”

"Mushroom-shaped air mass, as far as I know, is the power that a nuclear weapon explosion can produce. Speaking of which, some people may wonder why I am talking about nuclear weapons? yes, why should I say nuclear weapons? ”

"The official statistics of India, which have not yet come out, are highly toxic and to explain, as far as I know, the cyanide is a highly toxic gas called methyl isocyanate.

As long as a very small amount of this gas stays in the air for a short time, it will cause eye pain, and if the concentration is slightly larger, it can suffocate people. During World War II, the German fascists used this poison gas to kill large numbers of Jews who had been imprisoned in concentration camps. ”

"I think this is very poisonous, and my journalist friends in Israel, who are Jews, and German journalists, who are very responsible, should be very aware of this."

After speaking, Fu Xin's eyes looked downward, and the corner of his eye deliberately aimed at the reporter of Kyodo News, and reporters from Israel's United News Agency and Deutsche Presse immediately nodded.

"This poison has turned Bhopal into a dead land now, and no one dares to come to the rescue. Why do I say nuclear weapons? Because according to my estimates, this catastrophe caused at least 25,000 direct deaths, 550,000 indirect deaths, and more than 200,000 permanent disabilities. ”

"Let's compare a statistic, the only two nuclear weapons in the world have been used in war, and they are the atomic bombs dropped by you Americans on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which I do not condemn, because this is a just act and a victory in the anti-fascist war of the people of the world."

At this time, Fu Xin saw that the faces of the Kyodo News reporters became ugly, so he mocked: "Those Kyodo News reporters, don't blush, and don't deny that the two atomic bombs dropped by the Americans are just acts, because they hasten the end of the war."

If the war doesn't end early, then I don't know how many people will die? Your fascists have caused the death of more than 30 million people on our territory in China. Jingda**, you killed more than 300,000 people. ”

Seeing that the reporters lowered their heads, Fu Xin no longer pursued and killed, "Let's talk about how many people died in these two atomic bombs, using the 'little boy' bomb on Hiroshima, 240,000 people died, and the 'fat man' bombing Nagasaki, 135,000 dead." In total, 375,000 people died. Remember, it's 375,000. ”

"I calculated how many people would die in the Bhopal gas leak case in India? 25,000 people died directly, 550,000 people died indirectly, and more than 200,000 people were permanently disabled, 575,000 people died alone, 200,000 more than the two atomic bombs killed people, this is 200,000, a 'fat man' bombed Nagasaki, and only 135,000 people died, what kind of gap should this be. ”

"Ahem, these journalist friends below, don't believe it, when the official statistics of India come out, you will know whether I am correct or not. As for why I can calculate, it's very simple, I can stand on the podium of this Nobel Prize in Physics, and you can't, it's a gap between people. ”

"Why do I say this, because we have an idiom in China, called 'cold lips and cold teeth', I'm afraid! The Bhopal incident in India is a typical consequence of the transfer of high-polluting and high-hazard enterprises from developed countries to developing countries.

As far as I know, factories like the Bhopal Pesticide Plant in the U.S. have advanced computer alarms and are mostly located away from densely populated areas, while the Bhopal Pesticide Plant has only normal security measures and is surrounded by thousands of residents. So I want to ask this reporter from the Associated Press, why didn't Bhopal do that? ”

The reporter of the Associated Press below was speechless by Fu Xin's question, and his face turned red.

"I have analysed the Bhopal gas leak in India this time. In today's world, the problem of public pollution has received extensive attention in developed countries, and people are very sensitive to talking about it.

As environmental standards are set in this regard, many companies have turned their attention to developing countries, where environmental standards are relatively low.

These enterprises take advantage of the fact that some developing countries are keen to attract foreign investment in order to obtain greater economic benefits, attach importance to technology and equipment, and ignore safety and environmental protection, and transfer to developing countries industries that are hardly allowed to be set up in some developed countries.

This is the so-called 'redistribution of industry', that is, the transfer of polluting enterprises from controlled areas to uncontrolled areas, which is known as the 'pollution paradise' theory.

This theory argues that poverty, lack of industry and low demand for environmental services are reflected in the low economic price of dumping facilities. If a country has abundant resources for 'self-purification' capacity and sufficient potential for 'self-purification', 'clean' industries will be relatively underdeveloped; ”

"This reporter from the Associated Press, you ask me what I think about the entry of Chinese foreign capital into the Chinese market? What do I think, my opinion is that if you are doing business legitimately, come to contribute to our country's reform and opening up, enter our market, and make our money, my attitude is still to welcome it, after all, you have promoted the prosperity of our Chinese market.

But if it's like you, Union Carbide, who is here to deflect disasters and hold the theory of 'polluting paradise,' I don't welcome it." Please give us a clean and fresh living environment, that's my answer, thank you! ”

As soon as Fu Xin's words fell, the reporters of the Xinhua News Agency took the lead in standing up and applauded fiercely with both hands.

Some of these people agree, such as journalists from the Press Trust of India, who have just tasted the bitter fruits, but also journalists from other developing countries; There are schadenfreude, such as reporters from the Soviet Union's TASS news agency, because Fu Xin's target this time is the United States; Needless to say, these journalists are from developing countries, and the reporters from the Kyodo News Agency, who has just been ridiculed by Fu Xin, are among them.

The world is full of states, for the performance of these people, Fu Xin did not care, people's thinking, is the most difficult to change, you want to change people, it is better to change yourself first, do yourself, for example, the revival of the national industry, once the national industry has been revived, then there is no need to be keen on attracting foreign investment, pay attention to technology and equipment, ignore safety and environmental protection.

When the country has money and national industries are revived, it is entirely possible to shut out those industries that are hardly allowed to be set up in the developed countries.

Thinking of this, Fu Xin thought of the haze weather he had experienced in his previous life, and for a while, he strengthened his confidence in reviving the national industry.

Fu Xin raised his head, looked at the reporter of the Associated Press, and said: "This reporter friend of the Associated Press, I hope that you can convey my answer to your country, and I hope that you can take responsibility and make compensation for the tragic gas leak in Bhopal, India, and also give justice to the victims and set an example for the people of the world." ”

Fu Xin's statement is not unreasonable, because it took 25 years for the Bhopal poison gas leak case in India to get a verdict, which is very chilling. The result of the trial is also chilling, because those guys, some of them have died of old age, and some of them are still in their seventies, and the crime is a simple "dereliction of duty", so the sentencing of those living guys is also a maximum of 2 years!

What is even more infuriating is that as the main person in charge of this case, the company's American boss Anderson has not appeared in court for trial.

After the disaster, Anderson was arrested by the police in India, but soon left India to return to China, and after that, Anderson never appeared in the Indian court proceedings, during the trial, the court issued an arrest warrant for Anderson, and asked the Indian central government to pressure Washington to ask for extradition, but there has been no follow-up.

The reasons for this are not known to outsiders, but India, as the younger brother of the Americans, does not need to delve into the reasons.

Regarding these situations, Fu Xin had no choice but to sigh in cold blood in his heart, "This is not happening in China, but in India, which has a bad relationship with us."

It is because we are all developing countries and I understand the truth that my lips are cold, so I stand up to speak for you, and by the way, I would like to remind our country's leaders not to blindly pursue the speed of economic development and ignore environmental governance.

Otherwise, I don't have this leisure, I've tried my best, I hope something can change! (To be continued.) )