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Beijing [China] May 18 (ANI): The Chinese government is not disposed to transparency regarding its military accidents and experts belive that Military commissioner and former president Jiang Zemin acknowledged the tragic incident on May 2, 2003 of Ming class 361 in which all the 70 crew members were found dead just to downplay SARS epidemic. China has never been transparent regarding its military accidents. Any breakdown in crew discipline or mechanical reliability can turn a submarine into watery coffins. High standards of maintenance, manufacturing, and crew training can avert lethal peacetime disasters--standards which are difficult for many nations to afford,...
