Posted on 05/15/2008 1:27:45 AM PDT by laberphany
China's Defense Ministry said early Thursday that it has ordered the deployment of 101 more helicopters to the quake-hit Sichuan province.
The General Staff of the People's Liberation Army has ordered the airborne troops of the Army and Air Force to send 71 more transport helicopters to help the quake relief work, a spokesman of the Ministry told Xinhua.
He said the civil aviation department will also send 30 transport helicopters to the quake-hit area.
These helicopters will engage in airdropping materials, transferring the wounded and delivering troops, said the spokesman.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.xinhuanet.com ...
Prayers for the innocent...
Welcome to Free Republic. Are you Chinese?
I just noticed your sign-up date. You’re not a ChiCom PLA troll are you? Just asking...
Chinese, but not PLA
By the way, is there any difference if I’m a PLA?
Yep, so?
Most of the ChiCom/PLA operatives have been quite clumsy and easily identified, but some speak and write very fluent colloquial English and can be quite deceiving.
I understand that over the past couple of days that there has been a major influx of new sign-ups on FR from mainland China. So, please understand our suspicion, and don't take it personal if you are completely innocent.
Ping to #’s 5 and 7, FYI.
Yes they are a difference if you are PLA.
Welcome to FR, ChiCom. What are the standing orders for the day, btw? Are you not going to post about the wonderful work the ChiComs are doing especially in association with their “socialist Tibetian and Uighir brothers.”
Cranking the ping machine as I write this post. I think you’ll be fun - even if unintentionally (like others of your kind).
I just dont buy all the newly signed up influx of chinese to a conservative blog. Yes some may be genuine but I have a hunch the others are not. I loath chicoms.
Oh
. It looks like I get myself into some trouble.
No doubt, I am a Chinese, in fact in Shanghai, but not a PLA.
I work in a US firm, indeed.
I hear about this website just because my friends told me that people here show a heart of mercy to pray for those Chinese in earthquake. What I could do just let people who care this disaster here know more about the truth.
I never try to spread any ChiCom propaganda, even never try to force you to believe in what I said in post. But my thread could supply a different view to you about what happened in our country.
Just as what Voltaire said, I do not agree with what you have to say, but I’ll defend to the death your right to say it.
Not death, but I respect your opinion even I don’t agree. That’s why I think we call here Free Republic.
Following is a letter I write to somebody who gave me a kindly welcome here, it also would be appropriate for all of you,
” Really, we didnt have much feeling about Jesus or Christian, even many of us didnt believe in Buddhism. But that doesnt mean we are people without faith. We also believe what you believe, we do what you think is right, just without Gods guidance. We could be guided by a mercy heart.
Lack of communication and fake news set up Chinas image like religious or political persecution. Just like many Chinese thought American had unhealthy attitude toward sex. But I think its very wrong idea. With the platform just like FReeRepublic, we could know and understand each other better.”
Glad to have you here. I’ve posted this elsewhere on FR but will post it again - at this time, my prayers and thoughts are with the victims and their families in China and Burma. People are suffering and incompetent governments only make this worse.
I, like most FReepers, welcome the chance to have a discussion with you and other China FReepers. I also hope such interactions will pave way for democracy, freedom, and liberty for the good people of China and the people living in the occupied territories of Tibet, Xinkiang, and Inner Mongolia.
What someone here want to hear is that we all hate the gov. and we are suffering in hell in china.Anything else would be regarded as lie.It's hard to communicate with such pertinacious bias.
Funny that it's very same as in some Chinese forum.If anyone of here can read Chinese,you can go to www.tianya.cn(which have more than 20,000,000 registered users and usually 200,000 online),or some other big forum. The reason why so many chinese come here is only because some thread with your link about the quake appeared on such forum.So it's not strange to have some curious ones here.I really see some threads posted by other country which also draw not only welcome but also suspicion.Just like here.
With suspicion communication is hard and even impossible.I think we can do nothing about this and have to leave,leave them in their delusion of persecution.
What are you complaining about? Most FReepers (that we call Jim Robinson’s merry bunch) are sad about the recent tragedies in China and have been praying continually for the dead and the living. At times of human suffering, we are all human beings first - irrespective of our origins, nationality, or regime.
As somebody who came to this country as a foreigner some years ago, I can attest to this aspect of America (also, the largest contributor to disasters and tragedies worldwide incl. the largest Islamic country - Indonesia).
At the same time, if/when we face blatant ChiCom propaganda, we’ll call it so (personally, I’ve not exchanged posts with you or our new Chinese posters until this morning).
Hopefully, our interactions will lead to mutual understanding and amity, and more importantly, freedom and liberty in China and its colonies.
Here is a video taken DURING the quake:
Hi welcome to Free Republic and I am quite impressed with your English!
Most of us know very little about China & have a lot of misinformation no doubt. It is great when some one like you is willing to enlighten us... but then again, we know just like in this country there are often many sides/impressions to the facts.
We get the sensational news which is often bad news re: China as well as most other nations. That would give the overall impression that things are terribly bad for all citizenry.
When the war in Iraq just started I was new to Free Republic & one of the posters was a Chinese gal (I think maybe early 20s ) who loved the American threads but was afraid to be caught by the govt. I am hoping things have changed for her & others. She eventually stopped posting & I always worried she was caught & got into big trouble for having American connections
I love Google earth & love to soar across your immense country
I hope you will stay & not be turned off by some who might be rude & unkind. Many of us hold friendship to be a very important part of FRee Republic. ...NOT just news.
please see my post 17!
I am glad you are here and I am american & always seem to get my self in trouble here at Free Republic ... no matter what you say or believe about anything, there will be someone who will jump on you about it.. sad but true. Religion, politics, & sex the BIG issues but there are others..
Stick around! Please?
Go back and read the post (#14) I responded to again. Hint: read the bit about encountering opposition to “ChiCom propaganda” on other threads. You wrote it!
And yes, I will continue to point out ChiCom genocide and atrocities. The ChiCom regime today is the most corrupt one in human history and has taken a greater toll in numbers of dead/exterminated than the Soviets.
I will not allow you to silence my opposition to what your government is doing in Tibet, Xinkiang, and Inner Mongolia/Manchuria. I don’t approve of the Han resettlement either.
Whether you choose to stay or leave is your choice - I don’t have any control or authority. I am just a faceless FReeper who enjoys posting here and making new FRiends.
However, I have my principles and will continue to stand by them - even if you think it’s “ridiculous.”
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