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China Hit By Earthquake
Drudge Report ^ | Updated:08:00, Monday May 12, 2008 | Sky News

Posted on 05/12/2008 12:27:28 AM PDT by Lijahsbubbe

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale has hit China's Sichuan province. The tremor was felt across the entire region - shaking buildings in the capital, Beijing, as well as the Thai capital, Bangkok, and Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam. US Geological Survey said the quake struck 57 miles north-west of the city of Chengdu at 2.29pm local time (6.28am GMT).

Some 10 million people live in Chengdu.


TOPICS: Breaking News
KEYWORDS: asia; china; chinaquake; earthquake; eq; quake; sichuan; usgs; wenchuan
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To: stlnative
Look at these sweet girls. I would gladly welcome them into my home in the United States to give their parents time to rebuild. These children have already seen way too much in their young lives.ChildrenrestDujiangyan
1,241 posted on 05/14/2008 6:09:23 PM PDT by getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL (****************************Stop Continental Drift**)
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To: chinaboy

I hope you will make it a point to build that which would sustain an earthquake. Many architects around the world are trying to achieve this, perhaps you will be the one.


1,242 posted on 05/14/2008 6:30:34 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: Lijahsbubbe

Sometimes people come on here just to disrupt things and they have a new sign up date.As a result, the members get protective of this site.
I cann’t deny the situation you point out.It’s true ,but not always.I’m from China too,only a ordinary citizen.we got to know this site from famous portal website(Neteasy) in china mainland.
this is the URL
http://bbs2.news.163.com/bbs/baoliao/76342838.html
I come here just to feel how kind US people are.
I really thx all those who care us,esp victims in the earthquake.


1,243 posted on 05/14/2008 6:43:25 PM PDT by LincFreedom (Tx for care.Let's pray for them.)
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To: dwEA

I’m from China.I knew this site from www.eastday.com.
I was always moved by all the words.Thank you all.


1,244 posted on 05/14/2008 6:43:26 PM PDT by hyxing
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To: ozarkgirl

I bet the chicoms finally blocked the FR. If they can get through the firewall like they said they could. I wish they would. Maybe they are afraid. This sucks.


1,245 posted on 05/14/2008 6:43:38 PM PDT by meanie monster
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To: nutspea

Your posts frighten me. You seem so “pro government line”. There are reports of journalists being arrested for what? Posting pictures??? If this is the case, our friends in China being arrested, that would be worse for China than the disaster of murdering Tibetan priests. I hope this is not the case. We have “Bush bots” here meaning they are against anyone saying anything against the President but they are pathetic and useless people because they have no power. I hope you are one of those pathetic and useless people spouting the party line but I’m afraid you aren’t. The propaganda you spew has the stench of government protection. We have made many friends here and we would miss them if they were gone. I hope China finally made the decision that’s it’s ok to complain about the government. We do here all the time and it often appears we make no difference but at least we have the right to speak!!


1,246 posted on 05/14/2008 6:47:33 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: stlnative
so it begins... (this may be why you see a drop off in the chinese posting)
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a drop off in?? not like you think
media still exoteric\open
International Herald Tribune :foreign Media isn't be restricted in disaster area(By the way ,Chinese can read International Herald Tribune web page
Reuters:death toll 14866,be buryed 25788
AFP:a foreign business adviser said,he can still browse WWW after quake in ChengDou
you know,I and other Chinese ,engilsh is poor,we need much time to translate Chinese BBS,or write our point of view in english,it's a difficult job,and we already have our own job need to do,we are not all of lallygag
if you know Chinese,you can read Chinese BBS,you can know,here is not close like you think,here is not in 20 century
Why not learn chinese??We know west is advanced than China,so we learn english,we ready the world,learn all advanced thing,now,you care chinese,but why not learn chinese to ready more changes in China today
Who open Who close??
by the way,someone has post a new thread "China quake toll soars as full horror begins to emerge ",I don't know which one is the primary
1,247 posted on 05/14/2008 6:53:32 PM PDT by communion
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To: meanie monster

Your post really makes me feel disgusting. All Chinese really appreciate the help and pray from other countries especially America. But here is not a place and now is not a time to ridicule our gov and show your noble.


1,248 posted on 05/14/2008 7:06:58 PM PDT by YetAnotherChinaBoy
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To: All
Now,I just test to google and read follow foreign media
I'm in HangZhou ZheJiang(east of China),not work for gov ,
I'm a accountant work for a private software company
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guardian.co.uk
FT
AFP
International Herald Tribune
Reuters
CNN
BBC
ABC
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that's all can visit

1,249 posted on 05/14/2008 7:14:55 PM PDT by communion
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To: meanie monster; YetAnotherChinaBoy

So, that would mean those remaining are agents of the government attempting as usual to muzzle the voice of their people? Who knows, the ones previously responding could be in jail. Guess we’ll never know unless they are again given their voice. What’s the deal? They never said anything bad. I don’t get it.


1,250 posted on 05/14/2008 7:16:11 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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To: YetAnotherChinaBoy

I don’t know what you mean. If you see me in forum, I have a great sympathy for your people. The pics break my heart. I can ridicule any government I want to, including my own. Doesn’t mean I do not feel for your people.


1,251 posted on 05/14/2008 7:16:59 PM PDT by meanie monster
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To: ozarkgirl

I know.


1,252 posted on 05/14/2008 7:21:44 PM PDT by meanie monster
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To: communion

Those are the only sites you can access for news?


1,253 posted on 05/14/2008 7:24:29 PM PDT by meanie monster
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To: AFPS

You’re welcome. I didn’t originally post it but I have been unable to relocate the original to give that poster credit.


1,254 posted on 05/14/2008 7:40:23 PM PDT by TigersEye (Berlin 1936. Olympics for murdering regimes. Beijing 2008.)
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To: ozarkgirl; All
you know what?that's how things biased.

We have different opinion on what is most important for people because we have different history and culture.
It IS OK to complain about the government in China.You can find these comments in many big forums.The key is in which way and what results may occur——If someone choose the dangerous way which may cause chaos and more horror,then they should be punished.It's about law,not politics.
I really admire your rights and democracy.Not being that doesn't mean not like it.But for now we want to feed ourselves and make us wealthy ,which is more important than some ideology.Soviet Russia is a example which showed us what will happen if we have a immediate change,the country will collapse into chaos and people will suffer from civil war,we'll lose everything and hungry to death.I guess maybe you watched the film"Lord of War“ acted by Nicolas Cage,and more other films or books.Then maybe you will think deeply for us.
We are a developing country,some of us are fortunate to be rich now while many of us are still poor and struggle for living.We have good people and bad ones also just like any other country.For now most of us dont really hate any foreign country,that's against our culture.
I understand your feeling and please understand ours.Most thing in china are now done by necessary way,not by extreme or horrorable way.

1,255 posted on 05/14/2008 7:40:30 PM PDT by adcycn
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To: ozarkgirl

There may exist some misunderstandings between us. I am trying to elaborate my attitudes, any mistakes please be kind to point it out.

Firstly I should state that I am just an undergraduate student, who beheld the sufferings of classmates around me (they either have relatives or friends in the sichuan, although our university does not locate there), and at the same time keeping deep attention at the proceeding of the subsequent rescue, so I truthfully understand what is going on in China.

In the official forum system of our university there is a BBS board where students can post political comments. At that site togother with other peers, we criticize the defects and faults of the current government, and praise its improvements and good deeds. I am neither “pro-gov’ nor “anti-gov”, instead I think and make comments with no bias. I got extremely anger at the corruptions of the current government, and always condemned at the low-effiency of government’ institutes. But at this time, I do find that government performs well in managing this disasters, although improvements are still in need.

At the public tianya bbs system there exist plenty of pictures about the scene of earthquake, such as the collapsed bulidings and injured or dead persons. I also posted some pictures from my classmates on the situation of sichuan. If it is true that to post pictures one may be arrested by the government, there will be more persons, but not just two, will be detained now. BTW, I fails to find to news on this kind of arrest, if you have information on it please feel free to tell me to facilitate me to judge the situation. You know the strength of one person is quite limited, so it is highly appreciated that if others can help me make clear of what really happens.


1,256 posted on 05/14/2008 7:41:37 PM PDT by nutspea
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To: Hingis1978

“I am chinese too, i was told by other cyber dude to log in here to see how friendly and sympathetic you Americans are towards those Chinese people currently suffering the unexpected earthquake. However, surprisingly, i have found that i , like some other Chinese people, are called the agent of sb and the only thing for us coming here is to influence you. I dont know what makes you think that way. we dont tend to influence anyone here, and we are not that influenctial. we only hope Americans could take look at the earthquake in human terms , not any more, thanks.”

Welcome to FreeRepublic.

Some you have run across here are hard hearted. Not all of us are. Some of us are greatly concerned about the humans in China who are suffering because of the earthquake.

Please stay and let us know what is happening so we can determine if there is some assistance we can give those in need.


1,257 posted on 05/14/2008 7:46:02 PM PDT by mjaneangels@aolcom
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To: meanie monster
Those are the only sites you can access for news?
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I don't known what your words mean
I said,that's a test,only a test to observe China close or open in WWW
media in the world how many there are, do you want me to test all the media sites in the world?? I can do it

1,258 posted on 05/14/2008 7:47:38 PM PDT by communion
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To: gleeaikin

Drought has showed before earthquake for several times in China history. But there is still not much research about this. “Bedspring effect” you mentioned is very interesting. Some earthquake scientists just use the statistic methodology to find the relationship, but I haven’t found any article to show how those drought related to earthquake. “Bedspring effect” maybe a good theory and it could be proved by the fact that earthquake would happen at the border of severe drought area.


1,259 posted on 05/14/2008 7:48:26 PM PDT by laberphany
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To: nutspea

I really wish I could believe you. I really do. There are many who were here who are no longer and it frightens us. Only you are left. You who may speak for your government. I’m not sure what to say. There is one person I fear for, well, probably two. We had such a great connection with the people there and I may be crazy but suddenly all are gone. What a shame, we will miss them.

We could understand if they disappeared one by one, losing interest. But all suddenly. The trust is gone.


1,260 posted on 05/14/2008 7:48:49 PM PDT by ozarkgirl
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