On Wed, 14 May 2008 22:23:27 +0800, Albert K. Fung wrote
(in article <g0esu5$1al8$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>):
>> And, to add salt to injury, the Chinese government is going it alone
and
>> refused assistance from the international community.
>
> Jim Walsh:
>
>> I don't think that is true.
>>
>> Any event, the news of the earthquake and the relief effort is
re****tedly
>> going out uncensored on both the Chinese and non-Chinese media.
>>
>> Taiwanese relief workers are waiting for permission to go; but the
>> financial
>> assistance is already on its way, with more to come.
>
> "Conditions are not yet ripe, .... "
>
> Declared head of China's Ministry of Civil Affairs' Disaster
> -relief Department, Mr. Wang Zhenyao "to allow international
> organizations to enter disaster areas." The PLA, is sending
> soldiers, on foot, to remote and hard to reach areas. That's
> painfully slow, and time is of essence. The US military, had
> demonstrated its superior logistic capabilities of reliefing
> victims in the rugged terrains of Pakistan mountainous north
> in their last quake. The gentleman assured the international
> press, nevertheless, that his government will accept aid "in
> a timely way." Those trapped alive, respectfully disagreed.
>
> To them, "timely" means quite differently ....
>
> Regards,
>
> Albert K. Fung
> Casa Tres Palmas, Santa Ynez, California, USA.
Sadly, it seems you are right. Not quite as bad as Burma, but nearly so.
--
Love, Jim
(I often delete parts of the previous post and I often remove excessive
crossposts.)
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