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JUNE 2008 Tragic Earthquake Gives Rise to Unity and Hope Devastating Earthquake Which Nese.” This Is Child
CHINAInsight Fostering Business and Cultural Harmony between China and the U.S. VOL. 7 NO. 6 www.chinainsight.info JUNE 2008 Tragic earthquake gives rise to unity and hope devastating earthquake which nese.” This is child. A teach- measured 8.0 on the Richter scale reminiscent of er gave his life hit Sichuan Province on May 12, Americans’ re- to protect four at 2:28 p.m. local time (May 11, sponse after the students. A A1:28 a.m. in Minnesota). As of May 21, the attacks of 9/11 homeless beg- region had experienced over 7,000 after- when people gar, Xu Chao shocks, some as strong as 6.0 on the Richter rallied to help in Nanjing, scale. The official report of victims of the victims of the Jiangsu prov- earthquake as of noon on May 21 was grim: terrorist attacks ince, returned and all Ameri- to a donation PASSAGE TO CHINA 41,353 dead, 274,683 injured, 32,666 miss- Pages 8 & 9 ing. Experts estimate that the death toll will cans became center numer- New Yorkers climb above 50,000. Not since 1976, when An earthquake survivor cooks outside rubble in ous times with P e o p l e an earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter Guangji Township (Getty Images) more money to scale hit Beijing, has an earthquake been so throughout Chi- help victims of deadly. (The 1976 earthquake claimed over na are donating the earthquake. 240,000 lives and is considered the deadliest time, money and resources to help earth- When asked why he donates his standard earthquake in modern history.) quake victims. -