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发信人: fengyuyuan85 (劳什子不宜过多), 信区: WHU
标题: [ZZ]看看美国人民对地震的真实看法：Q&A: The Earthquake in China
发信站: BBS 珞珈山水站 (Sat May 17 17:34:27 2008)

Q&A: The Earthquake in China
Edward Wong, a foreign correspondent for The Times who recently arrived in Chi
na to take up a new assignment after covering the war in Iraq, will be answeri
ng reader questions on the earthquake, the aftermath and the Chinese governmen
t’s response to the disaster. To submit a question, please write to us using
the comments field below. Mr. Wong, who spent the first 48 hours after the qua
ke reporting on the tragedy non-stop, will reply to selected questions on Mond
ay.
[Questions or comments written in Chinese characters will not be posted, but T
he Times welcomes reader comments in less-than-perfect English as long as they
can be understood.]
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1.May 16th,
2008
5:24 pm Seeing the aftermath with your own eyes, what do victims need most (i.
e. what can we send to them) and how is their government really responding? Is
their Govt’s response as bad as ours was after Katrina? — Thank you.

— Posted by Norah Nick
2.May 16th,
2008
5:24 pm Hi Mr. Wong,

What kind of relief efforts are being organized? I’m a US citizen, but I have
lived in China several times and speak Chinese. I would like to get involved
in the relief efforts.

— Posted by Aaron
3.May 16th,
2008
5:31 pm Hi Mr. Wong, I was wondering if you can determine whether the fast res
ponse by the Chinese government is a direct reaction to the poor US government
’s response to Hurricane Katrina? I’m wondering if this is more of an image
rather than a true interest in saving the lives of Chinese people.

— Posted by Andrew Lee
4.May 16th,
2008
5:36 pm I will be traveling on business to Hong Kong, and Guangzhou in the nex
t 2 weeks. Should I be prepared for anything out of the ordinary in those area
s?

— Posted by Chris
5.May 16th,
2008
5:38 pm What is your take on the quality of the construction of the school bui
ldings that collapsed?

— Posted by Ken Marks
6.May 16th,
2008
5:38 pm Why was this quake so devastating? Would a quake of this magnitude be
equally as devastating here in the US, or are our structures built to withstan
d this type of quake?

— Posted by Camille
7.May 16th,
2008
5:38 pm What is the danger from radiation leakeage coming from the Chinese exp
erimental nuclear industry in the quake area?

— Posted by ann
8.May 16th,
2008
5:43 pm Other than heavy machinery (cranes) and the use of military personnel,
what other methods is China using to find survivors?

— Posted by Louis Nghiem
9.May 16th,
2008
5:45 pm is it true that the Chinese government is not allowing hardly any fore
ign aid workers in, but are accepting assistance and cash? if so, then why is
no one complaning about this if there are so many thousands of people dying?

— Posted by jane morris
10.May 16th,
2008
5:46 pm during the most recent disasters from nature and man of the past 10 ye
ars. how often has China come to the aid of another country? and i am not talk
ing about promises to help-but an actual follow through? i am so very proud of
the ones who once again stepped up to help-ragardless of political or religio
us views. they did so just because they are needed and i know they will be app
reciated by the people.

— Posted by lorraine schlosser
11.May 16th,
2008
5:47 pm Dear Mr. Wong,
Many of the media images have been positive ones of the Chinese government/mil
itary engaged in trying to rescue victims.

Are these images representative of the rescue and disaster-relief efforts over
all, based on what you’ve heard?

Are you allowed to go anywhere in Sichuan, or do you have restricted access?

For any places that you were forbidden to enter, what was the scene like, as f
ar as you could tell?

Finally, what are YOU doing to stay safe? Are you sleeping outside - how secur
e are your accommodations?

Best wishes for your safe stay and return.

— Posted by Mary T
12.May 16th,
2008
5:51 pm I noticed that there are many news website in Chinese mentioned about
the serve shortage on antibiotics, germicides and other epidemics prevention s
upplies in any counties of Sichuan province, I am wondering what will be the b
est way to raise this awareness and help the Chinese Government to overcome th
ose supplies shortage.

— Posted by Lurker
13.May 16th,
2008
5:52 pm Is the Chinese Gov’t proposing some sort of aid package at this time
beyond the immediate relief
and search and rescue program?
I would suppose some of it could be grants to farmers- or some sort of very lo
w interest loans…?

— Posted by Richard R. Vallon Jr.
14.May 16th,
2008
6:53 pm I’d like to make a donation to an organization that is already supply
ing the stricken areas with the basics (medicine, food, shelter, etc.). Can yo
u identify a few? Thank you.

— Posted by Kiki Bradley
15.May 16th,
2008
8:45 pm What is the most reliable and efficient way to make private donations
for disaster relief? Thank you in advance for your reply,

— Posted by ralph italie
16.May 16th,
2008
8:48 pm I know buildings are springing up in China rapidly. Are the currently
constructed buildings built with the recent earthquake accident in mind?
Is there any earthquake-proof (or mitigation) method for future architecture p
lanned?

— Posted by Steven Song
17.May 16th,
2008
8:49 pm Having spent a large amount of time in China, and having the ability t
o speak Mandarin, I was wondering if there is a need for volunteers on the gro
und to help the various charities coordinate activities? I would very much lik
e to help out in any way possible, not the least because I spent time in Sichu
an 10 years ago, and would like to give back for all China has given me over t
he years (I am unable to provide financial help at this time). If you are awar
e of any charities that may have a need could you provide information?

Thank you.

— Posted by Anya
18.May 16th,
2008
8:50 pm Hi Mr. Wong,

Does the Chinese Gov’t really tried its best to save more people’s lives? Wh
y didn’t they parachute soldiers to those areas that are so-called “not reac
hable”? All in all, what is your comments of the rescue-and-search, positive
or negative?

— Posted by Petrel
19.May 16th,
2008
8:51 pm Chinese presicent HU Jintao said,”We will make every effort to rescue
stranded people, treat the injured and make proper arrangements for the victi
ms, as well as helping you to rebuild your homes.”

— Posted by Denny
20.May 16th,
2008
8:54 pm I’ve read that some factories have been destroyed, resulting in the r
elease of chemicals. Does anyone in China have any sense of how much chemical
damage to the environment has resulted from the quake? It seems that the Chine
se government is rightly worried about the danger of dams collapsing, but I wo
nder: What is the government doing about industrial contamination? How much of
the water supply in Sichuan has been rendered undrinkable by chemical and/or
bacterial contamination?

— Posted by Daryl K
21.May 16th,
2008
8:56 pm This event is being covered extensively by Chinese and international m
edia and it seems that the area must be teeming with journalists.

Are journalists staying overnight in Chengdu or the affected smaller cities? I
n the affected areas, do the journalists’ needs for food and shelter compete
with the needs of the Chinese people?

— Posted by Chen Wang
22.May 16th,
2008
8:59 pm Don’t earthquakes and tsunamis, etc. reflect shifts in the tectonic p
lates? I seem to recall a series of disasters moving around the earth back whe
n the tsunami hit. Is the huge cyclone in any way related to the earthquake? E
ither way, are we likely to see more geological activity?

— Posted by Shane
23.May 16th,
2008
9:01 pm Edward-

Can you tell us why the damage in some of the towns in Sinchuan Province was s
o catastrophic? And is the Chinese government considering a change in building
codes for the province because of its precarious geography?

— Posted by Chris Burns
24.May 16th,
2008
9:04 pm chinese government are trying their best, we must help them! china has
a large population, to manage it is not easy!

— Posted by kent
25.May 16th,
2008
9:04 pm Why did it take so long for the Chinese government to understand the e
normity of the problem in Sichuan?

— Posted by lee
26.May 16th,
2008
9:05 pm Can better buildings be designed to withstand this type of earthquake
in future? Maybe a chinese prototype similar to adobe buildings in the south w
estern United States. It appears that quite a few homes and school buildings &
factories fell on their residents in and around Chengdu. If built maybe such
prototypes might prevent loss of life & injuries.

— Posted by mann lu
27.May 16th,
2008
9:13 pm I would like to know more about those orphenage kids in Sichuan. How c
an I make direct donation to help those kids? Thanks.

— Posted by Grace Chen
28.May 16th,
2008
9:14 pm China is not a rich country. US should help those poor people at this
moment. But US government only donate $500,000, it looks strange.

— Posted by Dawei Zhou
29.May 16th,
2008
9:15 pm How many dams were damaged and if any were - how can they be fixed?

— Posted by Joesph Chang
30.May 16th,
2008
9:17 pm As many know a grave natural disaster is traditionally taken in China
to signal a terrible upcoming event or the loss of mandate of heaven for the e
mperor or dynasty. The last massive earthquake in fact did coincide with the d
eath of Chairman Mao. I believe the volcano eruption before that was right bef
ore the rise of Chairman Mao!

Is there a sense around Sichuan of this superstition? I imagine in the urban a
reas the concern is much more geared towards the sick and dying. Yet I’m curi
ous if the traditional view of these omens or signs still flourishes in rural
Sichuan.

Thank you kindly, and good luck.

— Posted by Tyler
31.May 16th,
2008
9:22 pm I currently teach primary school English in a city called Hanzhong-it’
s in Shaanxi not far from the border with Sichuan. The other Foreign Teacher a
nd I would like to organize something where the kids each bring in supplies to
be sent to the disaster area. We’ll then package the up into small or large
boxes, depending on how much stuff we have. Do you know where these “care pac
kages” can be sent or delivered to so that they end up in the hands of those
who need them? Thanks!
Peter

— Posted by Peter
32.May 16th,
2008
9:22 pm So far as i know, rescuer from Japan, Russia, South Korea has arrived
at the area stuck by the earthquake and begun their work. Moreover, some Ameri
can volunteers has been working there for a few days, who happend to meet the
primary minister of China in that area. The army of China has sent about 100 t
housands soliders in to that area.

— Posted by Jerry
33.May 16th,
2008
9:24 pm Thanks all of u for your concern to our Chinese people hurted by the a
brupt eathquake

— Posted by Maple.hu
34.May 16th,
2008
9:27 pm Mr. Wong, are there any technology available for air-drop task in extr
eme weather conditions, i.e. very heavy rain. It seems that transportation of
aids and personnel is the key limiting factor for the rescue operation.

If such technologies are not currently available, should there be internationa
l co-operation on technological advancement of this kind?

Furthermore, what is your insight for future development of multi-functional m
ilitary team performing similar duties?

— Posted by Charles Q. G.
35.May 16th,
2008
9:39 pm As a Chinese, I appreciate your kindness. I felt so sorry for the loss
of lives. I truly believe that when we face this kind of catastraophe, it is
without doubt that all the people living in China would make every endeavour t
o help those who are suffering.

As far as I know, HK ang Guangzhou is in safety(I live in Guangzhou). The life
here is not disturbed at all except the fact that we feel upset because of th
e loss of lives.

So, Mr. Wong, what do you think about the government’s action?

— Posted by He Weinan
36.May 16th,
2008
9:41 pm Why does the disaster in Burma which caused way more more deaths than
the earthquake did in China receive fewer headlines on NYT and any other major
news channels?

— Posted by Martin
37.May 16th,
2008
9:43 pm Thank you very much! Mr Hong

I’m chinese, and our goverment and army are now do their best to rescue the t
raped people.

Thank you all the people who help us!

— Posted by James
38.May 16th,
2008
9:44 pm I am sad to see that some people are more concerned with other issues
than with lives of those trapped in the earthquake. What do they intend to do?

— Posted by Lisa
39.May 16th,
2008
9:44 pm In the face of devastating natural disasters, the world can be united.
Hope mankind can stop killing each other. The quake is teaching us mankind a
lesson we are forgetting.

— Posted by Dongwei
40.May 16th,
2008
9:44 pm The recent trend of research about earthquake resistant structure seem
s failed to meet its purpose. During major earthquake, it can be seen that alm
ost all structures gets collapsed irrespective of our focus on design. Might b
e earthquake force is too large, that, our researchers can’t account yet. Do
you think the researchers are taking wrong direction of research? Rather than
making full scales tests of buildings and spending too much money for such res
earch, it may be logical to make buildings with fastest possible escape route,
or, focusing on urban planning so that people will find free space to save th
eir life. Besides, it would be logical to focus on doing research on detecting
pro-earthquake signals so that public can be evacuated. What solution you sug
gest so that in case of such devastating earthquake we can save lives? Do you
think researchers are spending money on research works whose effect is useless
?

— Posted by Krishna Man Shrestha
41.May 16th,
2008
9:46 pm Maybe i can answer some of this question before Mr.wong comes here.I a
m a citizen in China.I am living in the province in the middle China.I could f
eel the floor shaking slightly when the earthquake hit Sichuan in the southwes
t of China.We were very shocked and sad because it had caused such a great cau
sality.Tens of thousands of people died or buried by the debris.It’s true tha
t it has boosted the whole nation’s confidence and makes people unite tightly
.I can see people all over China including Taiwanese donate their money and bl
ood and the basics.At least 100,000 soldiers were sent to help.Most of them ha
ve been rescuing people for over 80 hours and get very exhausted.Because of th
e landslide,the roads leading to the epicenter are blocked.After the rocks are
removed,the aftershock will cause the landside and block the road again.So th
e soldiers only have to hike.Because we want people isolated by the earthquake
know that we all care about them and be strong.For a lot of time,those soldie
rs can only use their own hands to remove things away and search for survivors because
a slight shake will make things worse.There are also volunteers and rescue tea
ms including doctors,nurses,counselling psychologist etc.from all over the cou
ntry.People all have one faith:for this moment,people lives are above everythi
ng.It’s a great disaster for the whole China.
And i see people here are very concerned.Thank you very much!!!

— Posted by cy
42.May 16th,
2008
9:49 pm Each time I have traveled to China, I have always returned with mostly
pictures of children. How loved the chilren are! And now I have never felt so
paralyzed with helplessness watching the aftermath of the earthquake unfold.
Such shattering loss. Please — is there anything one can do beyond making a d
onation of money?

— Posted by Amy Chen O'Connell
43.May 16th,
2008
9:50 pm Do you know if any museums, temples, or historic buildings have been d
amaged or destroyed?

— Posted by S. Naquin
44.May 16th,
2008
9:50 pm I’ve heard no info from the Tibetan areas of the Chinese Republic tha
t suffered immensely from the earthquake.
Do you think the chinese government has responded properly or have they closed
the Tibetan areas off to journalist the same as they did for Lhasa protest.

— Posted by tom mayo
45.May 16th,
2008
9:50 pm As callous as it may sound, is the government glad that the earthquake
has distracted the rest of the world from the recent protests and clashes in
Tibet and around the world over the Beijing Olympics? It almost seems they’re
working so hard and tirelessly to prove something to the international commun
ity.

— Posted by Shana
46.May 16th,
2008
9:53 pm Thank you for the concerns,now the number of the deaths is 22069,and r
aising.injuryed more than 170000 , nevertheless there are 16000 people covered
under the desolation an least. about 1000 students in a school had been cover
ed wholly in seconds, the children’s bodies lie in the groud, lines and diffi
cult to count

— Posted by libo,Chinese
47.May 16th,
2008
9:56 pm Mr. Wong:

What are the implications of China’s recent earthquake regarding geological d
angers to the huge new Three Gorges dam? Are experts likely to now think the d
anger is greater? If the Three Gorges dam were seriously damaged, what effects
are likely?

— Posted by Dick Purcell
48.May 16th,
2008
9:56 pm Would the statement below make sense?

In light of China’s trade surplus with the world which i believe are in the b
illions of dollars i don’t think they are lacking in cash but rather hard goo
ds such as heavy duty removal equiptment and specific logistical and extractio
n expertise.

However it is strange that the money the U.S. pledged to the China relief effo
rt was 500k and not rounded up to a even 1MM; In your opinion do u think the P
resident was trying to make some point with this 500k number?

— Posted by kenee
49.May 16th,
2008
9:59 pm Hi,everyone,I read this report and the questions occasional.I am a chi
nese college student from CENTRAL UNIVERSITY FOR NATIONALITIES in beijing.And
one of my roommate is come from one of the stricken region BEICHUANG COUTY MIA
N YANG CITY CICHUANG PROVINCE.So I paid close attention to the earthquake,and
i’d like to answers some of your questions.First thanks for all your care.Nex
t the sudden disaster came so suddently and strong.It cause a great damage to
the disaster region and all chinese people.I believe the disaster region will
overcome the difficult with the help of both chinese and foreigners such as yo
u.Ultimately,i think the chinese goverment’s reaction is sessonable and reaso
nable though many people critic the goverment.But we can find that out Premier
Wen went to the disaster region once the earthquake happened and the interrel
ated burreau responsed and openned the intelligence fistly.Though there may be
some shortages.
And the good news we just heared is my roommate’s family is OK.thank godness!
!!Let’s mourn for the dead people in the disaster.
you guys can red the latest news here:

http://english.sina.com/index.html

— Posted by zou xing(邹兴)
50.May 16th,
2008
10:00 pm Mr. Wong,

Attempt to gauge the level of preparedness of the region for a disaster of thi
s magnitude. What, if any, mutlinational corporations are undeniably visible i
n the rescue?

— Posted by Shaun
51.May 16th,
2008
10:00 pm I’m a native Chinese living in shanghai. When the quake happened, ev
en I felt a little dizzy. At the moment I didn’t realize it would be such a m
ajor disaster that took tens of thousands of lives and made people all across
China so sad.Right after the quake ,the authorities arrived in the hardest hit
areas and we saw that through reports on TV which from the beginning have bee
n giving us widely covered live stories from Sichuan. Everybody here sees thin
gs happening there through TV and they are all very moving, people who luckily
survived without big injures going back to the debris to save others and many
taxi drivers from neighboring cities volunteering to drive the injured, farme
rs providing their vegetables to hungry survivors, and people across China eag
erly donating money to help the victims and of course the government doing wha
tever they can to relieve people.We’re worried we may run out of time to resc
ue those who are still alive and everybody is making efforts to help. It has b
een 115 hours since the quake and there are still thousands under the rubble.
What made me angry is that all the US media can report is how the government r
esponded or if they are thinking diplomatic strategies while being busy saving
people. The reporters of New York Times don’t even care if they can do anyth
ing to help us save those who are still under the debris and may be still aliv
e.It is not the time to criticize anyone. It’s the time to think about how to
move quickly and help!

— Posted by Maggie
52.May 16th,
2008
10:03 pm Mr. Wong,

I am a Chinese living in Canada. I have been in deep sorrow since May 13rd and
I believe that the whole country is bleeding right now. My understanding is t
hat Chinese government has done their best. The premier went to the area right
after the earthquake, and some rescue workers and army people have been worki
ng for four days and four nights WITHOUT any sleep. I admire the courage of Ch
inese people.

However, I feel the first 12 hours, which was very critical, has been not very
effective. Rescue professionals were not able to reach these areas in the ver
y beginning. Do you think the air-drop of rescue professionals and equipments
were possible in the very beginning? Besides the courage, what areas can be im
proved from a scientific point of view?

My heart is always with the victims and god bless China.

— Posted by Y Jiang
53.May 16th,
2008
10:05 pm Hi Mr. Wong,

I am wondering if it is true that the U.S. government only donated $500,000 fo
r the earthquake. Isn’t that a bit too little?

Thank you very much. With best wishes for you trip.

— Posted by Caroline
54.May 16th,
2008
10:05 pm We are trully appreciated to those who showed concerned on the victim
s suffered from the big quake.

But now it’s time for action. We know well how US and US people do when Chine
se people in extreme misery. We also remembered well how China did during Katr
ina disaster. Above all, China is still a undeveloped one.

We admitted that there’s much room to improve in our rescue work, but we are
doing the best. And it’s not the time to blame this or complain that. Saving
lives is the top priority. We need urgently food,medicine, blood,shelters, etc
…

A friend in need is a friend indeed, we don’t listen what he says, we watch w
hat he does…

— Posted by Jackie Chu
55.May 16th,
2008
10:06 pm Thank for your concerning about earthquake in SiChuan of our country.
I hope you can aid disaster area by any means.thank you.I do believe that we w
ould overcome the natural disaster with effort from all of us at last!solidari
ty is power!

— Posted by Jim
56.May 16th,
2008
10:07 pm as a chinese i can’t help laughing when I read several of the below
posts, which compare the response of the chinese government to the desaster wi
th that of the us to Katrina.

As everyone knows China is a authoritarian country and the media, including TV
,Radio,Newspaper,Magazines,publishing house, is 95% controlled by the governme
nt.Only some of the websites are owned privately, which are also very strickly
cencored by self or the net police.

The conduct of the Chinese media is totally different from that of the democra
tic nations as US,Japan,Europe and Taiwan. Their main aim is not to report the
current occurences or supervising the government, but to laud the government
and direct to the “correct” comments among the citizens. When whatever kind
of desaster comes, their main highlighting is not the desaster self or the vic
tims, but the leader, the government,and auxilliary departments leaded by the
government, such as forces, the armed forces,police,etc.What you mostly see on
TV or newspaper is what the leaders said,emphosized and inspected, the effort
s of the government, etc. When the entire propaganda machine runs in a same di
rection,it is very deceiving. Thinking when all the US media engaged on laudin
g the Bush’s words or Bush’s inspecting of the desaster area.

Frankly speaking, this time the chinese government’s responses to the desaste
r is quicker compared to the past and very possibly they do better than the Ju
nta in Myanmar. But remember China is an authoriarian country and can only fin
d its comparision with the same kind of countries.
Compared with Myanmar, it does a little better; compared with US, it does far
worse!

— Posted by Bernd Zhang
57.May 16th,
2008
10:11 pm There is an extensive coverage on the earthquake in many major medias
in the US. Many of them implied some strong political motivations of Chinese
government behind their current prompt actions. However, I am wondering if the
re is any proof for those implications.

How much in percentage does the Chinese government act in the interests of a g
ood political image, and how much in the interests of saving people’s lives,
if you have to give a number?

I sincerely hope that people can focus their efforts on the earthquake relief
work rather than waste their time on talking about politics now.

To whom or what organization should we give the donations we collect in the US
, so that the money is spent on the relief work?

Lastly, wish you a safe trip there. Thanks.

— Posted by Hao
58.May 16th,
2008
10:12 pm Hi, Mr Wong, The question i am going to ask:
first, is there any government cover-up? Everything I read from the State medi
a or other tightly monitored or controlled bbs and blog site, there seemed onl
y one voice. It seemed all reports were about Premier Wen’s tears, how people
were moved by rescue workers who had little experience, and how tragic the wh
ole thing…but there was never some serious discussions about serious issues.
To me, it seemed the government was very tactic in directing the meida to do p
ropagandas. How do you think?

Second, two weeks ago my friends in China boasted that China was now the secon
d strongest country in the world, just behind US, whose economy was slowing do
wn, so China will the superpower in short time. The Europeans and Americans we
re jealousy about China so they attacked China fiercely on the media and pro-t
ibet demonstration, as my friends thought. And, now, after the earthquake, the
y suddenly realised that large part of China was still too poor. Do you think
China at the moment still a third-world country and would be a third-worlder i
n the future if the Communist Party still be the dictator?

— Posted by Fransisca Johnson
59.May 16th,
2008
10:14 pm “As callous as it may sound, is the government glad that the earthqu
ake has distracted the rest of the world from the recent protests and clashes
in Tibet and around the world over the Beijing Olympics? It almost seems they’
re working so hard and tirelessly to prove something to the international comm
unity.

— Posted by Shana”

Shana, are you complaining that the victims of the earthquake are distracting
the world from the Tibet issue? Don’t you feel shameful? Do you have any resp
ect for the huge loss of human lives?

— Posted by Justin
60.May 16th,
2008
10:19 pm What’s up with the Panda preserve? I know it may sound frivolous, if
not callous when so many people are suffering, but of course pandas are only
few individuals short of extinction and most of the remaining animals are ther
e at the epicenter.

— Posted by doug
61.May 16th,
2008
10:22 pm thanks all friendly american people who concerned chinese catastrophe
.
our government and all chinese people are trying our best to help quake zone.

— Posted by wing
62.May 16th,
2008
10:23 pm It’s been a hard time for the people in Sichuan province since the d
evastating earthquake struck, and yet I have not seen all the Chinese people s
o united as a nation for long. I am close to tears when reading news articles,
TV broadcast and pictures covering the ruined villages, injured and dead peop
le and the brave rescue teams, military or civilian.
I know what the media is like my country and in other countries, so these days
I tried to log onto New York Times website a lot, merely in the hope of knowi
ng what was really going on in the quake-striken areas. I am sorry to see some
of your reports only covering the miserable scenes and local officials’ lyin
g to our Prime Miniser. I am wondering what is the real purpose of your report
s and where is the basic rule of fairness and objectivity in journalism.
So, I just expect to see and hear something without any political overtone in
it.

— Posted by Leo Cheng
63.May 16th,
2008
10:23 pm Hello,i am a Chinese citizen,thank you all,who are caring about this
earthquake.as i’ve known,the Chinese govenment has been thought highly becaus
e its immediately response. 100 thousand of soliders and many medical team/rec
use team have been deployed there, and so many others troup are also stand-by
all the time.all the people ,either pupile, or old man, both my friends and co
llegue are all donating money to Sichuan’s people.Everyday
when I walked along the bank beside nearby street,it is crowed by local people
,who wanna denote money to Sichuan.and some of my friend even would become one
blood donor.
currently the media in China is fairly open and not very restriced on this ,be
cause there is really no necessary to keep one accident in secret.the accident
took placed in counties and vilages within thousands of mountains,and at the
initial two days(5/12 to 5/13),it is rainning hard,the earthquake is continuin
g and the road is destroyed by huge stones.and even the paratroop is unable to
be deployed.As to the quality of building,this earthquake is considered by so
me expert as the great degree,which is beyond any threshold of normal withstan
ding.Two things have been surly confirmed that 1)all the Chinese people either
survivor or other province , all show one great respectable and noble charact
er wile confronting this tremendous disaster 2) the Chinese government has reg
ain the good recognition by the people regardless of some corruption/recession
before.

— Posted by Spencer Lei
64.May 16th,
2008
10:24 pm What’s your comments on Chinese media’s reaction this time?

— Posted by Desmond Wang
65.May 16th,
2008
10:27 pm My hometown is Chengdu and I’m paying close attention to the situati
on in Sichuan every day. I know what not covered by the western media. The Chi
nese Gov’t is doing a much better job in responding to the disaster than what
the US Gov’t did in Katrina. The army parachuted soldiers into the unreachab
le mountainous areas from 4000 meters (about 12000 feet) above ground under po
or weather. The army is really the People’s Liberation Army, and they are ris
king their lives to save people’s lives. In Chengdu, taxi drivers organize th
emselves to transport the injured from stricken areas to hospitals. A lot of p
eople are buying supplies and sending them to stricken places using their own
cars. Many westerners think that the Chinese Gov’t is evil and whatever they
do is because of evil intentions. However, I, as a Chinese Citizen, believe th
at this time the Chinese Gov’t is placing saving lives before anything.

— Posted by Yang
66.May 16th,
2008
10:28 pm Thank you for keeping us updated about the Sichuan Earthquake. As a C
hinese-American, I’m really happy to see that the Chinese government has acce
pted foreign aid from countries that, in the past, it has not been on friendly
terms with.

Is there any foreign aid coming in, that is not in the form of donations and s
upplies (food, water, equipment)? Are foreign workers (from other countries) a
llowed into the earthquake zone to help with rescue efforts?

How much of this catastrophe was due to the failure of the new buildings to me
et earthquake safety standards in China? Why was there no enforcement for thes
e safety standards, especially if China is frequently subject to earthquakes?
Although this question may be a bit premature to ask with the current situatio
n, what do you think the Chinese government plans to do about its regulations
regarding earthquake-safe building structures, and the relevant enforcement of
these regulations, so that such a catastrophe will be less likely to happen i
n the future?

— Posted by Yvonne Law
67.May 16th,
2008
10:30 pm Dear Mr. Wong,

China’s central government is currently deeply concerned about maintaining po
litical stability in rural areas, partly because the “opening up and reform”
policies of the past 30 years have produced one of the widest rural-urban inc
ome gaps in China’s history. The impact of these disparities have been exacer
bated by recent inflationary rises in costs of agricultural production and hou
sehold staple goods. The collapse of the rural public health system over the p
ast 30 years has also been a topic of concern.

The earthquake disaster zone is described as a “poor rural area” of Sichuan,
but there has been few descriptions given about the pre-existing conditions f
or farming families in this region. Could you give your readers some figures o
n the annual per capita incomes of local farmers in the earthquake region? Wha
t percentage of farmers in this area had any form of health insurance (separat
e from what the government is now promising in the relief effort)? What percen
tage of farmers owned tractors or comparable “modern” mechanized farming equ
ipment? What percentage of farmer’s homes had indoor plumbing?

Also, what are the current annual wages of the local hospital workers who are
taking care of patients in county hospitals? What type of medical education ha
ve local “doctors” received?

Thank you.

— Posted by Gwen
68.May 16th,
2008
10:31 pm chinese government is trying its best to help the people.

— Posted by bobby
69.May 16th,
2008
10:35 pm How would you compare the speed and scale of Chinese government’s re
scue response to that of US government in Katrina? How about their military pe
rsonnel’s action?

— Posted by Mike Lee
70.May 16th,
2008
10:36 pm Our government is making all-out efforts to save those victims!Please
trust our government, trust china, trust PLA!

— Posted by 爱四川
71.May 16th,
2008
10:38 pm It’s not true that “the Chinese government is not allowing hardly a
ny foreign aid workers in, but are accepting assistance and cash”. Government
sends out a clear message that China welcomes international aid.

In fact, aid workers from Japan, Korean, Russia and Taiwan are working now in
Sichuan Province. China is also asking help from USA for satellite maps of the
devastated region.

— Posted by Cynthia
72.May 16th,
2008
10:42 pm What does it mean to the parents when their only child is killed in t
his manner. China has a one-child only policy. What are the long term conseque
nces? For one, if there will be no grandchildren. What else?

— Posted by David Lewis
73.May 16th,
2008
10:44 pm Petrel, the Chinese did parachute troops to isolated regions struck b
y the earthquake. They weren’t able to get in the first two days because of r
ain storms. There’s a lot of risk involved when parachuting during rain onto
mountainous areas. During the first batch of 150 paratroopers, only 134 or so
made it safely without incident or injury.

Some of the questions above suggesting the Chinese are acting because of image
“than a true interest in saving lives” are below pale, and should not merit
a response from decent people.

My question to Mr. Edward Wong, could you give us an on-the-ground sense of th
e scale of this disaster? A lot of people above are complaining that China ini
tially refused some international relief teams, but how much good would these
relief teams (usually under 100 people or so) have done in the first 24-48 hou
rs of the disaster? As I understand, at least 4.8 million people in the region
have lost their homes to the earthquake. To me that seems like a scale so mas
sive that the only effective action was for the Chinese to mobilize its army a
nd rescue as many as it can, as quickly as possible. To wait for, organize and
provide for these foreign teams at that point would be a luxury the Chinese s
imply could not have afforded then.

— Posted by Jonathan
74.May 16th,
2008
10:48 pm I was just wondering how much sub-standard construction in China, the
so-called tofu construction scandal, contributed to this natural disaster?

— Posted by Matt
75.May 16th,
2008
10:50 pm According to statistics, as at 14:00 on May 16, Wenchuan earthquake d
eath toll reached 22,069, of which 21,577 people in Si Chuan province.
That is clear to see, Chinese Gov’s reponse speed is much faster than poor Am
erican GOV.
I think if you really want to know the latest news from China you can go to th
is site:www.cctv.com. There’re so many translation software to help you know
the chinese.

— Posted by john
76.May 16th,
2008
10:50 pm All human beings show their nice quality-sympathy and kindness to the
disaster-hit Sichuan people. I’m so moved by a great number of pictures that
record rescue actions. I pray for all the victims, and will sure do all I can
to help them.

— Posted by Yin Zhisong
77.May 16th,
2008
10:52 pm I am also very curious why the US only offer 500k which can buy only
one single house?

What reaction do Chinese people have on this “great relief” to such a huge d
isaster?

— Posted by Alf
78.May 16th,
2008
10:56 pm To Alf, this “great relief” is kind of insulting.

— Posted by Yang
79.May 16th,
2008
10:57 pm So far as i know,there is not evidences of that any chemical leakage
has polluted the dringking water.
Rescue team from Japan,South Korea,Russia and Taiwan has already got the disas
ter area, taking with their professional skills and experiences on relief effo
rt.Soldiers who has been working for more than 100 hours are getting their exh
austed,they need more food and water and shift.
Really appreciate for your concern and your kind-hearted aid!

— Posted by william
80.May 16th,
2008
11:01 pm I feel US gov is quite stingy. 500k? Even some celebrity in China don
ate more than the whole US.

I dun get it. I think US gov could save the trouble and do not donate even one
cent. It is much better.

— Posted by Linda
81.May 16th,
2008
11:01 pm I don’t see any search and rescue dogs in any of the images coming o
ut of China. I might just have missed it. Do Chinese govt. emergency personnel
use them like they do in the US? If not and if the govt. is still refusing We
stern assistance, then couldn’t the absence of this crucial asset delay the d
iscovery of victims who might otherwise live?

— Posted by Richard A
82.May 16th,
2008
11:02 pm Hi, I’m a Singaporean currently in Beijing and perhaps I could say a
few things before Mr Wong comes here.

Firstly, I was terribly impressed with the efficiency which the Chinese govern
ment handled the situation. Soldiers were mobilized at short notice, and there
seemed to be very little cover up of any form, especially when compared to pr
evious disasters.

Secondly, China basically has the entire society mobilized at the grassroots l
evel too. I’ve seen how college students queued up for more than 6 hours just
to join the blood donation drive for example, which was extremely touching. A
nd the donation money has been coming in non-stop. I don’t think the Chinese
government is putting up a mere image, because it risks angering the Chinese p
ublic which is actually very internet savvy. Furthermore, the government knows
the potential political benefits both domestically and internationally should
it actually handle the situation well.

I think the main challenge facing rescue work now is not the lack of money or
supplies in China, but rather the logistical problem of bringing these resourc
es to the people who need them the most.

— Posted by xuanrong
83.May 16th,
2008
11:06 pm I am Chinese and I try to answer Dawei Zhou’s question. We appreciat
e every cent that has been/will be donated. US government maybe in deficit and
they have difficulties. But we have received donations from so many American
people (including my kind colleagues) and businesses. We are very grateful.

— Posted by Hong
84.May 16th,
2008
11:06 pm Do you see the earthquake effecting long term changes in these areas:

Enforcing stricter building codes, especially in public buildings (schools, ho
spitals etc)

Greater transparency in the press

Greater freedom for people to express their dissatisfaction of the government

— Posted by Richard
85.May 16th,
2008
11:07 pm I’m a Chinese in Sweden. I noticed a report in NY Times yesterday me
ntioning that a local authority lied to the Prime Minister on the number of de
ath of pupils and they even transported their bodies shortly before the Prime
Minister’s arrival. Is this news proved? If so, then that is sin! Do you have
any method to let it known to the public and central government?
As far as I know, donations are coming from both domestic and abroad. Does the
goverment have any plan on these donation, especially fund, and will they kee
p a good track record of their usage? I profoundly understood that the donatio
n can help only a few and for only a moment, just imagine the 5 million homele
ss and the ruin of public service, yet still I want to ensure that our donatio
n will not be wasted or embezzled. The central goverment has always been caref
ul and powerful, but I’m really worried about the authority of those villages
and counties.
A survey into the donation has revealed that industrialists are more willing t
o donate and donate much more than land agents, while the later dominate the d
omestic magnate lists. What do you think of those parvenus by running real est
ate in the past five years? Unlike USA, land is owned by goverment in China. T
hose land agents always have suspensive relationship with local authorities, a
nd their scandals were disclosed from time to time. It’s a really noticable p
henomenon.
Referring to real estate, those pool buildings…Well, Ministry of Construction
has announced an thorough investigation into it.
I sincerely appreciate help from American friends.
There are also some other questions here,although they are really weird. I’m
looking forward to hearing your answer.
Yes, what you saw on pictures is true. You may also refer to:

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/earthquake/01/index .shtml
or

http://www.chinadaily.cn/
Although they are so called government media, they are very professional and p
rovide profound programs except polical propaganda.

— Posted by Jia
86.May 16th,
2008
11:10 pm I heard that Chinese banks were demanding repayment of mortgages on h
ouses damaged in the quake. Is this true and if so what is the local response?

— Posted by Adam
87.May 16th,
2008
11:15 pm Mr. Wong,

One more request for informing us know how we can best contribute to help the
victims of the disaster either through financial contributions or volunteer wo
rk.

There were many parents who lost children and children who lost parents. What
would the feasibility in China be of an adoption organization that matched suc
h parents and children? Would the people there be open to such an idea?

In addition, it would be very interesting to read an analysis of the response
of the Sichuan provincial government and local city and town governments’ res
ponse to the disaster in contrast to the Beijing government’s response.

We have seen an impressive response on the part of Beijing. How does this cont
rast to the response of the Sichuan province and local authorities?

How well were the schools constructed compared to the construction of the Chen
gdu provincial municipal buildings and the municipal buildings in local cities
and towns?

Is it true the local authorities initially tried to suppress information inste
ad of dealing fully with the crisis? Was their priority to please Beijing over
rescuing their citizens?

Our hearts go out to the unimaginable suffering in Sichuan.

Thank you for the great reporting.

— Posted by SG
88.May 16th,
2008
11:16 pm hi Petrel:I think i can give you some what you wonder.The Gov’t is d
oing their best to search and rescue those peopole at any cost.and the Gov’t

is also positive.if you really interest in this you can go to Chinese’s mains
tream media or you can read Chinese’s mainstream nwewspaper.

— Posted by wd
89.May 16th,
2008
11:21 pm as a chinese,firstly,i’d like to thank u all for your care.
our gov’t is doing its best to save victims and we people in china also try o
ur best to help our people.
please trust our gov’t and our people.
this time, i feel proud that we are making history.

— Posted by miskis
90.May 16th,
2008
11:22 pm All seismologist should be fired and put all the money for research i
nto improving the building structure.

— Posted by Jack Wu
91.May 16th,
2008
11:22 pm Thanks all carings and supports from Americans and states government.
I am a Chinese, and my family lives in Chengdu, about 100km away from the epi
center. This quake happened in just one shoot, but changed everything there in
the disaster area, my local friends told me all happened just like the towns
was exploded in same time, roads, bridges, houses, were immdiately damaged, co
llapsed,…, people were missing. This quake confirmed to be the most severe on
e in recent centuries in Chinese history, stronger than Tangshan earthquanke i
n 1976 in China. Right now people from all of China take different responsibil
ities to instantly give hands to relief the disaster. We are sufferring, but i
n the meantime we are not just praying there, people are confronting the quake
. Up to now, this quake causes 20,000 confirmed dead, estimated more than 50,0
00 loses in total. the relief efforts are continuing. China received lots of h
elps from international world including US and US people. Thank you all.

— Posted by Wenbin
92.May 16th,
2008
11:24 pm thank you you all for showing so much caring about this disaster on b
ehalf of the whole china!

— Posted by jimmy
93.May 16th,
2008
11:31 pm We read that many Chinese are sleeping outdoors in the aftermath of t
he quake. Surely many of them are doing so because their homes are destroyed o
r damaged. My guess is that others are afraid to return to their homes for fea
r of damage from aftershocks or further earthquakes. Is this a rational or irr
ational fear? Are aftershocks often of great enough severity to cause further
damage?

— Posted by shanau
94.May 16th,
2008
11:39 pm I think the Chinese government is pressurizing some foreign companies
that invest in China to donate cash by publishing and ranking the donors. Som
e major Taiwanese companies are victims of such ranking.

Burma is facing similar serious damage, but the blood connection enabled China
to suck away more cash from Taiwan and HK.

— Posted by JPt
95.May 16th,
2008
11:39 pm As a Chinese-born Canadian, I came back to China to visit relatives e
arly May, five and a half years after my last visit. In China right now, I can
not turn on the television without being fed nonstop images of the horrific ea
rthquake, along with encouraging words from the Premier, as well as patriotic
rescue efforts. Fortunately, my province was not severely affected.

There seems to be no doubt that the government is doing the best they can to s
ave lives, but at the same time, their actions and their liberal allowance to
the media deviate from their past record, for example their notorious aloofnes
s to human rights. In your opinion, how much of their efforts is based on true
care for the lives of their citizens, and how much is based on the fact that
they are under international scrutiny and need to maintain good public relatio
ns? Also, had this earthquake not happened in the atmosphere of recent events
(i.e. the Olympics, the Tibetan unrest), would the government have done the sa
me thing?

— Posted by Holly
96.May 16th,
2008
11:39 pm What is the best way to send help to those in need and what else can
I do to help the people there ?.

Why should anybody care at this point about politics or anything else ?. The l
oss and suffering are so enormous that those should be no longer matter even t
he election soap opera on TV.

— Posted by vorachart
97.May 16th,
2008
11:40 pm I am deeply moved by the kind people who feel sad for the earthquake
in Sichuan and want to help us. Really thank you. And I want to say that chine
se government and the military do act very well this time. So do other rescuer
s and billions of common people.
I feel a little angery for some comments above , but after the event of Beijin
g Olympic Games torch relay, we are getting accustomed to the prejudice. We ar
e trying our best to learn the culture of the West to know how your bains work
, maybe you should spend more time studying China to understand us before your
unresponsible criticism. Thank you!

— Posted by F.静
98.May 16th,
2008
11:43 pm “I am also very curious why the US only offer 500k which can buy onl
y one single house?
What reaction do Chinese people have on this “great relief” to such a huge d
isaster?
— Posted by Alf ”
We do appreciate donation from USA, sincerely.
Any help in any form is now welcomed. It is really improper to bargain while a
ccepting help from others.
Still, for 5 million homeless and a complete ruin of public infrastructure, Ch
ina has to and must stand on his own. And any help from our friends is viewed
as great encouragement to us.

— Posted by Jia
99.May 16th,
2008
11:44 pm Mr.Wong

Then,what kind of action the American’s gov will do ?

— Posted by John
100.May 16th,
2008
11:44 pm Looking at the pictures of the rubble from the earthquake, I was stru
ck by the lack of steel reinforcing rods and wire mesh embedded in the concret
e.

— Posted by David
101.May 16th,
2008
11:48 pm Sichuan people just hold on, and wish that everything will go well! w
e will try our best to help you!

— Posted by Adn
102.May 16th,
2008
11:50 pm I’m a U.S. citizen living and working on relief efforts in Chengdu r
ight now. There are worries over water supply, epidemics, and structural integ
rity during the continuing aftershocks here in Chengdu.

What should I do to stay safe in the coming weeks?

— Posted by Meg Young
103.May 16th,
2008
11:50 pm To Bernd Zhang “Compared with Myanmar, it does a little better; comp
ared with US, it does far worse!”

What kind of joke is that!! Just look at those pictures: In Katrina, the U.S.
soldiers riding on tanks with their machine guns in hands, while the poor loca
l people - even including the disabled - dragged their little kids and carried
all their belongs on their back walking in the water. President Bush’s soldi
ers went there to maintain order and to police the people who had just lost th
eir homes.

In stark contrast, in all the images you see from Szechuan, the Chinese soldie
rs are carrying injured people, trying to rescue those under rubbles, trying a
ll possible ways to get into the epicenter. They really did all that they coul
d to save lives, with their own lives under risk. All of the parachuting soldi
ers wrote their last note for their lives before they left for the task.

It is time to throw away the colored glasses some people and some media have b
een always wearing to see anything related with the Chinese government and the
Chinese people!

— Posted by Caroline
104.May 16th,
2008
11:59 pm I’m a college student in Xi’an, China. When the earthquake broke ou
t, I also felt the shake though not so great as to cause any damage. Just as y
ou know from other resoures, the disaster has claimed 22,069 lifes in China, i
ncluding 21,577 in Sichuan Province.
I am sincerely grateful for your kindness wishing to help. Believe us, we will
do all we can to help our compatriots. Now the whole nation is donating cash,
blood and other basics. I am not going to give you the amounts donated by the
companies and organizations and others in China, for you can get them easily
from various websites like www.bjreview.com. Here I only want to give you a fi
gure by the students in our building who numbered less than 600: we donated 9,
801 yuan last night. And one of my classmates got his boyfriend’s call severa
l hours after the quake that he and his army comrades were ordered to leave fo
r Sichuan. Now the entire Chinese have centered their attention on Sichuan and
are ready to do something for the area.
China is a developing country and surely there are things we need to make impr
ovements. But the solidarity showed by the Chinese for the disaster is unparal
leled and I trust our government that they will lead us to come over difficult
ies.
Thank you again for your concern! Now we not only need your support but also y
our trust!

— Posted by Sunshine
105.May 17th,
2008
12:00 am Petrel,

I have relatives in Sichuan province. I think I can answer some of your questi
ons. The so-called unreachable area to which all rails, roads and bridges were
broken into pieces or twisted. Landlines and wireless communications have bee
n destroyed.

But soldiers were force-parachuted to those areas even in the heavy rainstorm
with thunder and flash from May 12 (the date quake took place). It’s very dan
gerous but they did. Troops all tried by foot and by boat. They actually tried
every means to get in the epicenter and hard-hit villages.

CCTV has non-stop live broadcastd from 14:28 May 12 to now (115+ hours). Journ
alists fanning out the hard-hit region constantly update the progress and the
truth at media and internet. There are also hundreds of thousands of internet
posts and videos by ordinary people telling what is really happenning. I am su
rprised that no cover of any bad news this time. If you read Chinese and look
at the videos by grassroots, you will have many of your questions answered.

The magnitue is 7.8 and there has been 4000+ afterschocks. Why is it so devast
ating? Becase of its special terrain. Although Tangshan quake in 1976 was also
of same magnitude,Tangshan is not located in such a complicated terrain. In S
ichuan, the quake caused endless big aftershocks, shaking tremors, killing lan
dslides, rivers rushing out, heavy rainstorms that make the things even worse.

— Posted by Cynthia
106.May 17th,
2008
12:02 am Do people know Red Cross has a specific link to help people in earthq
uake area?

This is the link:

https://american.redcross.org/site/Donation2?idb=142404 0260&df_id=3198&3198.d
onation=form1

— Posted by David Chen
107.May 17th,
2008
12:07 am –Quote—
I am also very curious why the US only offer 500k which can buy only one singl
e house?

What reaction do Chinese people have on this “great relief” to such a huge d
isaster?

— Posted by Alf
—End of Quote—
Dear Alf,
Thank you for your kind attention.
As a Chinese, I could give you some of my ideas.
Currently our whole nation is focusing on donation by ordinary Chinese people.

We don’t really care to compare other countries’ relieves, not to mention to
point fingers to other countries.
For any assistance, no matter how small it is, we appreciate it sincerely.

— Posted by Sunny Huang
108.May 17th,
2008
12:08 am As a Chinese living in America, I am anxiously following the news eve
ryday.

I applaud the Chinese government’s quick reaction. But I do have doubts wheth
er the public image of a doing-all-we-can government is obscuring some structu
ral and systemic problems with the emergency response/disaster relief efforts?

This could be pure speculation out of desperation. But I noticed that the many
people are still sleeping under sheets and having trouble finding clean water
or enough food.

During your reporting, have you come across instances where it appeared obviou
sly wrong or inadequate, but for bureaucratic or structural reasons, it remain
s wrong/inadequate? If so, are there are lot of those instances?

Overall, I have no reason to doubt the sincerity or devotion of anyone involve
d. Often, the problem is not in the will, but in the way.

Lastly, tell me if I am wrong but I don’t think China needs foreign personnel
right now. The language, logistics and coordination overhead may not worth th
e benefit.

Thanks

— Posted by Bing
109.May 17th,
2008
12:18 am I’m a chinese in Beijing.Firstly,Thanks to all american citizens are
so concerned about the earthquake happening in China.According to the report
from CCTV, that the frist rescue party is from U.S.,Quoting the comment posted
by john ” I If you really want to know the latest news from China you can go
to this site:www.cctv.com. There’re so many translation software to help you
know the chinese. ” another website is “

http://english.sina.com/index.html”
there are detailed reports and comments on this disaster.

— Posted by One writer from Beijing China
110.May 17th,
2008
12:19 am First of all, please trust our Chinese Gov. PM Wen Jaibao and Preside
nt Hu both have been in hit-area.

Specialist from Japan, Singapore, Russia and other neighbour countries, which
are close to China have been in hit-area.

http://www.cctv.com/english/special/earthquake/01/index .shtml

Although I am USA now, my friends in my dear home country told me the Gov and
people are trying the best best…

Thank you all for your most sincerely concern and help…

PRIVATE DONATION
American red cross,china earthquake fund
phone donate:1-800-435-7669

THANK YOU!!!
pay by chec, memo = China.

— Posted by zw zhang
111.May 17th,
2008
12:23 am Jia’s comment is true. More media freedom is needed to place the rea
l problems on the public agenda, of course. The recent opening up has already
had benefits such as toning down the torch propaganda at an inappropriate time
, and increasing aid and donations , foreign and domestic. But are there envir
onmental disasters that are prohibited from being covered? Such as chemical pl
ant spills, nuclear material spills? The risks to rebuilding these lants in th
e same spot is being concealed by muzzling the press.

— Posted by Jia is right
112.May 17th,
2008
12:25 am Quote—
is it true that the Chinese government is not allowing hardly any foreign aid
workers in, but are accepting assistance and cash? if so, then why is no one c
omplaning about this if there are so many thousands of people dying?

— Posted by jane morris
End of Quote —

Dear Morris,
So far as I know,
On May 16th, rescuers from Russia, Japan, Korean has arrived China, taking par
t in saving victims.
Up till now, 140000 Chinese soldiers are on site, working non-stoply trying to
dig more servivals.
For your infomation, because the roads, highways and other transportation infr
astructures were destroied by earthquakes, most of the victims are in very rem
ote, unreachable areas, our army get there on foot, some of them even spend ov
er 20 hours running to these areas.

— Posted by Sunny Huang
113.May 17th,
2008
12:25 am How safe structually is the stadium in which so many victims are stay
ing?

— Posted by M Wong

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                        必专心然后有得，必合法然后能超。
                    性痴，则其志凝；故书痴者文必工，艺痴者技必良。


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