On the government’s part, the more open media in Sichuan may be mere posturing to appease critics after the Tibet upheaval and the scuffle over the Olympic torch. The government’s willingness to address squarely questions about shoddy infrastructure will be a key test of the genuineness of its supposed new found tolerance of freeish speech.
在政府方面，四川更为开放的媒体可能只不过是一种姿态来安抚西藏动乱以及圣火传递的混乱。政府是否愿意直接处理伪劣基础工程可以验证它是否果真容忍更为自由的言论。