Dark side of thriving China: 5 kids die in trash
Some details of the boys' home life remain unclear. Their relatives lack telephones and could not be contacted, though some were quoted by Chinese media outlets who sent journalists to the extremely poor, mountainous region of mud huts where farmers earn about 3,000 yuan ($475) a year.
The boys Zhongjin, Zhonghong, Zhonglin, Chong and Bo were found in a 1.5-meter-by-1.3-meter (5 foot-by-4 foot) garbage container in Bijie after a night of drizzling rain when temperatures were about 4 Celsius (40 Fahrenheit).
Two of the fathers, ironically, are garbage collectors in the boom city of Shenzhen near Hong Kong, according to a Xinhua report. One of the mothers lives in Shenzhen and another reportedly left the family. The third brother and his wife are farmers in the Bijie area, though they apparently often left the boys to fend for themselves, Xinhua said.
Former journalist and Bijie resident Li Yuanlong posted online that the children had been spotted living in a temporary shelter with plastic cloth, bricks and plywood at a nearby demolition site.
Li, who broke the story on the deaths in an online posting, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that local officials in Bijie were not pleased with the coverage and that police escorted him out of the city and told him to stay away for four or five days.
After an initial burst of coverage in national state media, government censors by Tuesday had ordered outlets to play down the tragedy, requiring them to use reports by Xinhua and prohibiting them from sending reporters to Bijie, according to China Digital Times, a U.S.-based monitor of Chinese media.
Some observers have faulted the family for not keeping closer watch over their children.
"How could grandparents take care of your child when you are away?" asked Beijing parking attendant Liang Hongjin, a migrant worker from Henan province.
However, much of the criticism has been directed at the government and educational system.
The family reported the boys missing Nov. 5. Beijing lawyer Li Fangping said the failure of local officials to launch a proper search was "horrific."
The boys died hours after Xi Jinping gave his first speech as China's new leader in Beijing's Great Hall of the People. Xi underlined the Communist Party's mission to improve the country's education, employment, social security, housing and health care.
"Our people have an ardent love for life," Xi said in the speech. "They want their children to have sound growth, have good jobs and lead a more enjoyable life."
The boys' deaths reflect a systematic failure of children services, Beijing Normal University social welfare expert Wang Zhenyao said on state-run China Central Television. The system lacks shelters, social workers and volunteers, and there is poor communication with those in need, he said.
"That's a blank in China," he said.
Dark side of thriving China: 5 kids die in trash
, is that gonna cause any economy dammage to China...what Vietnam can possible cause dammage to China with this ?or should i say the other way around: most people from China go there as tourists and do business, so go ahead with the staple visa we chinese still can go to Laos, Thailand and cambodia as money spending and business deal...LMAO...you Indians take that as consolation price...must feel relief 
you guys just know how to comfort yourself.
