Comments on: China Enters Three Days of Mourning http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html About China blogosphere, travel, and entrepreneurship Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:21:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Sichuan earthquake survivors need your help - Travel Industry News - UpTake Blog http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-4358 Sichuan earthquake survivors need your help - Travel Industry News - UpTake Blog Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:40:00 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-4358 [...] who I didn’t know, created a great SlideShare of the post. The country is now starting a three day period of mourning. The impact on the country is probably comparable to the impact of 9/11 on people in the [...] [...] who I didn’t know, created a great SlideShare of the post. The country is now starting a three day period of mourning. The impact on the country is probably comparable to the impact of 9/11 on people in the [...]

]]> By: Min Guo http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-1418 Min Guo Mon, 19 May 2008 09:15:54 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-1418 Kai, good points. Just to add a quick note about blood donation: 3 days after the earthquake on May 15, Shanghai blood donation center has recieved blood from over 10,000 Shanghai citizens, the "blood warehouse" is full of stock. Source in Chinese <a href="http://news.163.com/08/0516/21/4C3K4OF20001124J.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> Kai, good points.

Just to add a quick note about blood donation: 3 days after the earthquake on May 15, Shanghai blood donation center has recieved blood from over 10,000 Shanghai citizens, the “blood warehouse” is full of stock. Source in Chinese here

]]> By: Kai http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-1399 Kai Mon, 19 May 2008 03:59:38 +0000 http://cnreviews.com/david_feng/china_enters_three_days_of_mourning_20080518.html#comment-1399 There are a lot of other things that can be done with regards to the Sichuan quake other than the donation of money (which is a social phenomenon incredibly interesting to investigate as it is) and you're doing one of them: simply getting the word out. Mobilization of awareness is one of the key things our current technology enables us to do in ways unprecedented in times past. To have so many people know of this tragedy in so little a time is a testament to how close we all are becoming. Aside from donating money, we can also donate blood, a resource that I personally think is far less bountiful than the torrent of financial donations most every has been keen to provide. While continued grief is appropriate, I think we're entering the phase where its time to make sure there is accountability and coordination in the provision of donated aid and relief efforts. There should also be supervision and monitoring of both financial and material reconstruction and support for the area and those most profoundly affected by it. I heard the government has waived tuition fees for all the orphaned children for the quake. I've yet to verify this but that would certainly be a nice gesture, even the smallest gesture of long-term support from the government to the most vulnerable. There is something ultimately romantic and moving about rescue efforts but as time passes and the adrenaline rush fades, China needs some upstanding members with the heart and dedication to make sure the on-going resolution of this event is carried out in the best interests of those who need benevolence the most. As poignant as the past week has been, people move on quickly and people are forgotten quickly. What we can do is make sure programs are in place to ensure that those liable to be forgotten will indeed be taken care of. There are a lot of other things that can be done with regards to the Sichuan quake other than the donation of money (which is a social phenomenon incredibly interesting to investigate as it is) and you’re doing one of them: simply getting the word out. Mobilization of awareness is one of the key things our current technology enables us to do in ways unprecedented in times past. To have so many people know of this tragedy in so little a time is a testament to how close we all are becoming. Aside from donating money, we can also donate blood, a resource that I personally think is far less bountiful than the torrent of financial donations most every has been keen to provide.

While continued grief is appropriate, I think we’re entering the phase where its time to make sure there is accountability and coordination in the provision of donated aid and relief efforts. There should also be supervision and monitoring of both financial and material reconstruction and support for the area and those most profoundly affected by it. I heard the government has waived tuition fees for all the orphaned children for the quake. I’ve yet to verify this but that would certainly be a nice gesture, even the smallest gesture of long-term support from the government to the most vulnerable.

There is something ultimately romantic and moving about rescue efforts but as time passes and the adrenaline rush fades, China needs some upstanding members with the heart and dedication to make sure the on-going resolution of this event is carried out in the best interests of those who need benevolence the most. As poignant as the past week has been, people move on quickly and people are forgotten quickly. What we can do is make sure programs are in place to ensure that those liable to be forgotten will indeed be taken care of.

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