China Hit By Earthquake

Drudge Report ^ | Updated:08:00, Monday May 12, 2008 | Sky News

[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.

[communion]

sorry:
there's a wrong:
do you want me to test all the media sites in the world?? I can do it
right is:
do you want me to test all the media sites in the world?? I can't do it

[YetAnotherChinaBoy]

I don’t know what make you think in such a ‘CNN’ way:). When we say something pro the gov, you think we are the agents or nationalism. When we don’t say anything you think one has been put into jails. In fact I work for an American Company in Beijing. I welcome you come to China, and see the today of China. If you come to Beijing, you can call me, I can be your guide. Find me by my email: eagle.xiao@gmail.com. I check it everyday.

[meanie monster]

No that is ok. I read 2 people were arrested for posting rumors in forums. You might get into trouble. I don’t want that.

I just feel terrible about what your people are going through. Continued prayers and be safe.

[nutspea]

I welcome you to visit my blogspot site.

http://liangliangtong.blogspot.com

It may support you to understand me.

[ozarkgirl]

Sincerely, I hope I am wrong. I know it’s the middle of the night where you are. I apologize if my suspicions are just that, suspicions. You must understand that we’ve been fed this line that China prohibits its citizens from free speech. Perhaps with this catastrophe the firewalls have fallen and are now back in place therefore prohibiting again...free speech. Perhaps tomorrow I will be proven wrong. I hope so.

[txhurl]

Happy you can still get to us here.

Keep bring updates.

[ozarkgirl]

Thank you for your kind offer. My boss used to go to China once a year so I have many stories from him and the vendors from China who also came to visit us in Missouri. I know Beijing is forward thinking and much more modern than much of China. As for instance, New York or Los Angeles would be far more forward thinking than us in the Midwest. Thank God, here we are not like the big cities. But very nice of you to make such a kind offer. I’m more worried about some particular friends that were here and now are not. I worry about them. They said things that didn’t tow the party line.

[nutspea]

The government did block some websites, like the blogspot of google. I can not view my blogspot, but just access it in the background to do edit jobs, like posting or revising. Can you see my blogspot? I hope so.

But this website , namely FP, I am sure that it is not blocked by the government, never in the history. In China there is a “great firewall” which we called “GFW” to filter the government predefined websites. For example, Several months ago we can not access the wikipedia, but now it is nolonger blocked. I am happy with that for wikipedia is quite helpful to me:)

[ozarkgirl]

I will have to check it out, and thank you. Is it written in Chinese? Nevermind, I’ll find out soon enough. :)

[nutspea]

Totally english:)

[nutspea]

I am moving for lunch, now it is 11:10AM in China:)

[ozarkgirl]

Wow! First of all, you’re a guy! Second, written in English? How many people write a blog in a foreign language?

Thanks for the link. will check out further.

[txhurl]

Can you access Craigslist?

[stlnative]

China is 13 hours ahead of us... It is about 11:16am there.
While it is about 10:16pm here in the Midwest (USA Central Time)

[keepitreal]

Interesting blog!

I’ve been trying to learn Mandarin and can barely speak, yet you can write a blog. That’s great!

[ozarkgirl]

10:16 and past time for bed. :) I knew they were more or less opposite.

Am I crazy? I’m still worried about some of them. Silly I’m sure. Perhaps too much of our own propaganda?

Good night.

[YetAnotherChinaBoy]

Yes, you have the right. I just don’t think this is a good time and good place. But quickly after i posted, I realize that i have been too emotional. And my post is not appropriate. Sorry for that, though you still make me upset, you have that right to say anything here. Sorry.

[YetAnotherChinaBoy]

I know that, but they realy deserve that. Again I don’t work for the gov, but an America Company. Their behavior (publishing rumors) just increases the panic of the people.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

Yay! Finally some photos of Americans assisting over in China!

[communion]

the news that 2 people were arrested for posting rumors in forums,it's true,one man allege a chemical plant blast,and all river is poisonous,but fact not like he said
if you know chinese,you can go chinese BBS,rumors appears everytime ,someone do bad things,that's true, not all are good eggs,but we believe someone who just out area
now,a man post a message say network is repaired in MianYang,and a woman post a message say there are two village are blank off by landslide,one village dead 2000, live 8000,one village 4000 man are blank off,these two village are near BeiChuang
follow original text by a woman:
　　我经过48小时，徒步走了16个小时，穿越了千佛山极度危险的原始森林，于14号下午三点走出景区，出景区后就得到安县茶坪乡双包村村长李军和供销社社长李富全的救助。
　　 　　 村长跪求援助：安县茶坪乡和高川乡千佛景区共有大概2万多人急需救助，其中茶坪乡高川乡已死亡2000多人，受伤4000-5000人，生存8000- 10000人，千佛山景区伤亡消息不明，后山出现严重滑坡，与外界完全封死，大概有3000-4000人，现在茶坪乡的领导希望媒体呼吁向北川一样救助安县茶坪乡，因为这里情况十分严重，离北川仅有5-10公里。
　　 　　 但是没有药品、食品、水。希望能够进行空投。山西消防总队特警廖队长带领兵180人到达小坝镇，往茶坪乡推进了3公里后，缺乏水、食品、药品，目前行进受阻，有危险，晚上目前无法行进，明天前进也无食品。希望中国四川绵阳进行空投