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.
Right. That's why it is very obvious it is an official contact from PRC government agents.
Thoughts and prayers for your family and all those hurt by the earthquake.
Welcome to Free Republic. May I inquire as to your Intelligence Agent ID Number, and your commanding officer?
We've been expecting you. Glad to see you have finally arrived.
Good luck in this disaster.
I don't agree. It is China's disaster, but humanitarian countries will come to China's aid.
Does China consider US disasters theirs as well?
Good point. They probably won’t want anyone to see what goes on.
Well, with three active PRC Intelligence Agents on this thread alone, it is likely that they will know our offer of assistence is sincere.
I’m already curious about some of the reporting I’ve been seeing, if any of the reporters have minders and/or have to clear their reports with the Chinese government before airing.
Thoughts and prayers for all hurt by this eartquake, CassieChan. :)
It is obviously an official contact. This follows a call on the Red Phone from pres Bush directly to the Premier of the PRC earlier this morning offering any aid they wanted and they said they would like to register three agents on FR. So, it is done.
It seems that you would accuse me as an agent no matter what I said, but I am gonna say this once: I am a student in Peking Univ, China. I am no agent of any office.
I personally do not agree with taking Taiwan. From my observation, Chinese government would be satisfied with keeping a not bad relationship with Taiwan in recent years instead of taking it, considering that Ma is now the president of Taiwan.As for nuclear exchange——do you think Chinese are crazy and stupid?
Correction: Make that about *10* million years ago. I wrote 50.
LOL!
I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt for 24 hours- only because of the millions of people who live in that region and that power, cell towers etc are knocked offline.
Even so- it’s unlikely they’re telling us all they know ...
Don’t mind Laz. He is trying to keep our spirits up in his own way.
Ha! LOL!!
Thoughts and prayers for those hurt by the quake.
At least today it’s easier to get news out of China than back in 1976 after the Tangshan earthquake, it was probably months before anyone outside of the region had any idea of the severity of that quake.
Disproven, by what you wrote below:
I personally do not agree with taking Taiwan.
The fact you can post this proves you have unrestricted and unmonitored internet access -- not available to citizens in China. The ability to express such a sentiment is available only to government-approved agents.
Look, I ain't mad at ya. I know everyone's gotta have a job. This is probably just a job to you.
From my observation, Chinese government would be satisfied with keeping a not bad relationship with Taiwan in recent years instead of taking it, considering that Ma is now the president of Taiwan.
I will consider that the official government position of the PRC, and send this information to my commanding officer.
Ain't it grand when intelligence agencies work together? LOL
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