Chapter 100 Henan dam collapse triggered devastating flood, causing 240,000 fatalities

Journalist: “Did you know that so many people died?”

Mao: “Yes, I was informed.”

Journalist: “Don’t you have a responsibility to the people?”

Mao: “I have a responsibility. The blame is on me. I ordered the news to be sealed off, not to be reported or published. At that time, in my mind, if someone died, they died. I didn’t care about the life or death of the people. I sincerely repent. As Confucius said, ‘When the whole world is at fault, the blame lies in me alone.’”