Yesterday we find out the China has arrested 22 in a criminal syndicate that marketed melamine powder for adding to milk.  Now we find out that the Beijing government ordered the poison milk story suppressed just before the Olympics.  

First, it is officially admitted that the local government conspired in the deadly cover up.

In Communist Party newspaper the People's Daily, Shijiazhuang city government spokesman Wang Jianguo said they had been asked by the Sanlu Group for help in "managing" the media response to the case when first told of the issue on August 2, six days before the opening of the Olympic Games in Beijing. ...

"Please can the government increase control and coordination of the media, to create a good environment for the recall of the company's problem products," the People's Daily cited the letter from Sanlu as saying.

"This is to avoid whipping up the issue and creating a negative influence in society," it added.

Second, we find that the central government was involved.

This week, Reporters Without Borders said Beijing had ordered news of the scandal hushed up ahead of the Olympics.

"Several Chinese journalists have said that it is becoming more and more obvious that the authorities in July prevented an investigation into the toxic milk coming out so as not to tarnish China's image before the Olympics," it said in a statement.

Over 53,000 babies became ill.  At least four died.  Is that not a "negative influence in society"?

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