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  • May 2008

    • Quake Efforts Break Barriers in China

      New York Times  |  May 20, 08 11:09 AM CDT

      Quake Efforts Break Barriers in China

      (Newser) - The Chinese people have responded to last week's Sichuan earthquake with an unprecedented outpouring of volunteer work and donations—outside the scope, and control, of the Chinese government, the New York Times reports. China’s regime doesn’t trust public activism, and has long restricted private charity groups. But the quake crisis and public reaction are so broad it has grudgingly accepted help. More »

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    • Another Major Aftershock Rocks China

      Reuters  |  May 18, 08 9:39 AM CDT

      Another Major Aftershock Rocks China

      (Newser) - Another major aftershock rattled China this morning, Reuters reports. Thousands fled swaying buildings in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan province, after the 6.1 shaker, but no casualties were immediately reported. Hundreds of lesser aftershocks have rocked the area since last Monday's 7.9 quake that has now claimed at least 32,500 lives, with some 220,000 injured. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • death toll  • Sichuan province  • aftershock

    • Quake Grief Compounded for Single-Child Chinese Families

      New York Times  |  May 15, 08 9:26 AM CDT

      Quake Grief Compounded for Single-Child Chinese Families

      (Newser) - Thousands of parents in China's earthquake-hit Sichuan province are grieving for their children today and for most, the misery is particularly heart-wrenching because they have lost their only child, reports the New York Times. China's one-child policy was strictly enforced in the poor and populous province, and the quake took a heavy toll on its young as schools collapsed. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • one child policy  • grief

    • China's Quake Relief Efforts Serve PR Purpose, Too

      New York Times  |  May 14, 08 9:57 AM CDT

      China's Quake Relief Efforts Serve PR Purpose, Too

      (Newser) - China's devastating earthquake has kept the country in an international spotlight that's been too warm for comfort following recent Tibet and Olympic-torch troubles, the New York Times reports—and the country might be having a defining moment as it deals with the catastrophe. The country's swift, aggressive rescue effort contrasts sharply with neighboring Myanmar's, and with China's own approach to earlier calamities. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • torch relay  • Wen Jiabao  • Chinese officials

    • Troops Race Clock to Save Chinese Buried Alive

      Reuters  |  May 14, 08 4:42 AM CDT

      Troops Race Clock to Save Chinese Buried Alive

      (Newser) - China has rushed 50,000 more troops to Sichuan province to help dig for earthquake survivors before time runs out, Reuters reports. Tens of thousands of people are still buried under rubble from Monday's devastating 7.9 quake. Rescuers reaching the hardest-hit areas say the destruction is worse than feared, with the death toll now at 20,000 and likely to keep climbing. "Time is life," said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao, who's overseeing operations. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • rescue  • China earthquake  • Sichuan province  • disaster zones  • People's Liberation Army

    • China Quake Toll Tops 13,000

      Reuters  |  May 13, 08 3:10 PM CDT

      China Quake Toll Tops 13,000

      (Newser) - The official death toll for the Chinese earthquake shot past 13,000 today and is expected to jump sharply after the full extent of the devastation is accounted for, Reuters reports. In one town with a prequake population of 12,000, only 2,000 survived; in all, 60,000 are missing in Wenchuan, the quake’s epicenter. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • disaster  • rescue  • aid  • Sichuan province

    • Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 13, 08 10:15 AM CDT

      Grief Turns to Fury For Quake Survivors

      (Newser) - As rescue efforts continue in western China, the mood among survivors of the earthquake has transformed from grief to fury: at the military, at builders, and above all at the government. In Dujiangyan, where several hundreds pupils died when a school collapsed, the Guardian reports that residents tried to push through military police and begged Western media to circulate their stories. More »

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      China  • earthquake  • disaster  • Sichuan province  • disaster zones

    • Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      CNN  |  May 13, 08 7:42 AM CDT

      Quake Buries Nearly 19,000 in 1 Town

      (Newser) - Nearly 19,000 people are reported buried in rubble in just one Chinese town, the state media said today, as  the death toll from yesterday's 7.9 earthquake in Sichuan province climbed to 12,000. Overwhelmed rescuers worked frantically to rescue as many as possible, impeded by rain and mudslides, while hundreds of children still beneath a collapsed school have been given up for dead, reports the New York Times . More »

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      China  • earthquake  • Sichuan province  • disaster zones  • Wen Jiabao

    • China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      Washington Post  |  May 12, 08 11:16 AM CDT

      China Quake Toll Rises to 7,600

      (Newser) - The earthquake that shook central China has claimed at least 7,651 lives and injured 10,000 more in Sichuan province, the Washington Post reports. In Beichuan county, which accounted for more than 5,000 dead, local news said 80% of the buildings had been toppled.  More »

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      George W. Bush  • China  • earthquake  • death toll  • Sichuan province  • damage

  • April 2008

    • China Plans 'Education' of Tibetan Monks

      Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      China Plans 'Education' of Tibetan Monks

      (Newser) - Fed up with protests from Tibetan monks, Beijing said today it will step up a campaign of "patriotic education," the AP reports. Beijing will try to force monks to denounce the Dalai Lama and declare their loyalty to China, adding to worries that the current tension over human rights will only worsen as the Summer Olympics approach. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • human rights  • Dalai Lama  • Sichuan province

  • March 2008

    • Chinese Cop Killed in Tibet Protest

      Reuters  |  Mar 25, 08 5:10 AM CDT

      Chinese Cop Killed in Tibet Protest

      (Newser) - A Chinese policeman has been killed in a confrontation with Tibetan demonstrators in Sichuan, as unrest continues despite Beijing's massive deployment of forces. Several other officers and protesters were wounded in the clash yesterday as activists called for an independent Tibet. But an absence of independent journalists in the area makes it difficult to piece together an accurate account, Reuters reports. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Tibetan independence  • Sichuan province

    • China Clamps Down on Tibetans

      Associated Press  |  Mar 20, 08 4:33 AM CDT

      China Clamps Down on Tibetans

      (Newser) - The Chinese government has acknowledged for the first time that  rioting has spread from Tibet into neighboring provinces, as it forcefully reasserted control, setting up roadblocks with armed police in areas with large Tibetan populations. In Gansu, hundreds of Tibetans, many on horseback, stormed a government compound, burned the Chinese flag  and hoisted the Tibetan emblem Tuesday.   More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Sichuan province  • riots  • Gansu province

    • Riots Spread Outside Tibet

      Reuters  |  Mar 16, 08 12:07 PM CDT

      Riots Spread Outside Tibet

      (Newser) - Following violent protests against Chinese rule that left 80 dead in Lhasa, according to the exiled Tibetan government, rioting flared today in a province bordering Tibet. Ethnic Tibetans in Sichuan besieged the main government building and set fire to a police station and marketplace. "They've gone crazy," one police officer told Reuters. Police have shot at least seven protesters to death, Tibetan sources say; Beijing disputes the figure. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Sichuan province  • riots  • Lhasa

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