China: 2008
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May 12, 2008
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2008 was supposed to be a good year for China while the Olympics coming to Beijing for the first time. Instead, the country was hit by disasters, natural and man-made, one after another:
- In late January, early February, half of the country was frozen after the worst winter snowstorm in 50 years, stranding millions travelers;
- In March, rioters took the streets in Lhsas, causing the entire city and surrounding areas to be shut down;
- In late April, early May, deadly virus broke out in central China, taking lives of 30 young children;
- In early May, two high-speed trains collided in east China, killing 72 passengers;
Then early this morning, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck southwest China. The worst quake in three decades has already killed nearly 10,000 people.
My heart is with my country!
*Photo from NY Times
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I feel for you certainly. I know many people are negative when it comes to China (due to Tibet and all), but I know the ordinary people have nothing to do with the politics. Hope better times will come.
The Shark Investor: Thanks for stopping by. I myself don’t agree a lot with what the government has done in the country, but it’s very sad to watch ordinary people suffer in a disaster at this scale.