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Sorry, But I'll Have To Hurt Your Feelings

Writer Yang Hengjun explains why he felt compelled to be critical about government rescue efforts in the Sichuan earthquake. He wrote that his conscience would be panged if he kept silent and he wants the government to do even better. ...full story at ESWN

from ESWN on Sat, May 24 2008

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22 May 08		European Parliament member praises China's earthquake rescue efforts » People's Daily Nirj Deva, Chairman of the EU-China Friendship Group in the European Parliament, highly praised the rescue efforts by China after the devastating earthquake in Sichuan province. The rescue efforts by the Chinese government are going ...
22 May 08		Dutch Queen praises China's earthquake rescue efforts » People's Daily Dutch Queen Beatrix praised the Chinese government on Wednesday for its rescue efforts after a devastating earthquake hit southwest China on May 12. The queen made the comment in The Hague while receiving credentials from the newly- ...
17 May 08		HK sends flying service staff for relief efforts in quake-hit SW China » People's Daily Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government sent a team of five staff from the Government Flying Service early Saturday morning to earthquake- devastated southwest China's Sichuan Province to provide assistance in the rescue ...
25 Apr 08		China: Why Is CNN Patriotic? » Global Voices ESWN translated Yang Hengjun's blog post that explains the bias in CNN.
19 May 08		Foreign rescuers pay silent tribute to earthquake victims » People's Daily Foreign rescue teams in the quake-hit southwest Sichuan Province on Monday paid a three-minute silent tribute to victims. According to Xinhua reporter who accompanied the Japanese rescuers, the Japanese rescue team lined up for the ...

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