On the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a gas explosion involving the state-run China Petroleum Corporation (CPC), causing several deaths and heavy property damage. Commentators saw the incident as another reason to promote rapid privatization of the much-maligned state corporations.
中秋節前夕，中油公司發生大型「氣爆」事件，傷亡慘重。一時間，輿論的矛頭莫不指向國營事業，要求盡速民營化。