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Beijing: No foreign casulties in Wenchuan Quake, welll..... almost none.
One thing that has long amused ACB about the Mainland (Though Amused is not really the right word) is the way that it still separates foreigners out from the Mainland population as if they were some rare species, or as if they were some unusual curiosity. As noted by the below article published by Xinhua, which felt the need to headline the fact that "no foreigners" were killed in the Wenchuan earthquake.
However, as with all things Xinhua (another thing which "amuses" ACB about the Mainland), things aren't exactly as Xinhua would have you believe (More on this at the bottom of the page).
On a side note, ACB would like to draw readers attention to Paragraph 3. It may just be the standard of English at Xinhua (There are SO many stories on this topic), but it makes it sound a lot like a pair of Germans escaped the quake unhurt, but were later injured by those sent to rescue them.
The Sichuan Provincial Foreign Affairs Office said that as of 10 a.m. Friday, some 454 foreigners from 21 countries as well as compatriots from Hong Kong and Macao were rescued and transferred to safe places in the quake zone or adjacent areas.
Two German citizens were injured when they were rescued, it said.
The office said emergency rescue work for overseas people in Sichuan's quake-hit areas was immediately carried out after the quake, ensuring the safety of lives of foreigners and Hong Kong and Macao compatriots.
The 8.0-magnitude quake, which was centered in Wenchuan County, had left 60,560 dead nationwide as of Saturday noon, according to the Information Office of the State Council.
Foreigner: What's in a name?
ACB cannot help but wonder exactly how all encompassing the word "Foreigner" is in this case. Especially since this report makes no distinctions between Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese Chinese when it comes to death figures.
For example, this particular article fails to mention the death of 朱紹維 (Chu Shao-wei) a 4 year old Taiwanese boy who died in Mianzhu City when the house that he was in was destroyed by the quake, or the death of the 56 year old Taiwanese man who was killed at a tourist site on Dujiangyan Yeongam mountain.
ACB also like the way that anybody from Hong Kong and Macao is described as being a "compatriots". Apparently, Hong Kong and Macao are both immutable parts of China but their citizens somehow different from regular Chinese, yet not different enough to make them either foreigners or overseas Chinese. ACB wonders if it is their exposure to "foreign ways" that sets them apart from regular Chinese in Xinhua's eyes. Maybe it's something in the drinking water? It certainly can't be because they have been exposed to filthy foreign habits like democracy, as there isn't much of that in either location these days.
ACB can't help but ask the question "Had there been and casulties from Hong Kong and Macao, would they have been reported seperately: As they were when the survived, or would they be amalgamated into the Chinese death total exactly as the Taiwanese casulties were?"
The same goes for the Taiwanese deaths. Had there been none would this have been made a feature of the story, too?
Given this twisting of the death figures when it comes to Taiwanese, ACB wonders if Xinhua's announcement is really a genuine is a message of relief that no foreigners were hurt, or if it is more a message of reassurance, to Europeans and Americans, that China remains a safe place to live and work?
When all the Chinese people are crying and worrying about the people,the
human's lives,it is the same with all the jounalists. We all human being.
If you have guests in your house, you must take care of them.So when we
think about our own citizens, we still have the duty to tell all the people
:our guests are safe.
Taiwan is one part of China. It should be. To Chinese people,of course they
will put it into the Chinese death total.
2lovelycake:
One can always tell a Xinhua story by how they mention "foreigner and
Chinese" people. I saw a report on a bridal expo that mentioned the
"foreigner and Chinese" people who visited.
as an American, whom has always had the greatest respect for China, am
proud to share the planet with these tolerant, brave, ambitious, and family
oriented people, may Buddha have pity on those whom have suffered their
greatest loses, and may Buddha bring comfort to all their soles.
All of the informed people of the world would mourn and feel great sadness
at the loss that China and the world has suffered in the earthquake. Most
people are not informed and have their photos of the quake damage censured.
The USA does not post photos showing dead bodies. This distortion of the
true loss in life is therefore diluted simply because words cannot express
the horror and sadness at the loss of life.
China is a proud country with a great history and the Chinese people truely
wish to handle their own problems, but this type of natural disaster
affects every human being. Please be tolerant of the words spoken by
uninformed people. The hurt they inflict may be unintentional.
I am an American in China. My wife is Chinese and we have our daughter
with us in Beijing. I cannot look at the photos without wondering how I
would feel if it were my wife or daughter in those photos.
Our thoughts go out to those whom lost loved ones. Possessions in life may
be replaced but a loss of someone you love, or even another human being you
do not know should be mourned. A loss of life hurts all.
China may have many problems with the overwhellming size of the earthquake
that the worlds caring people would help with if allowed to do so. Not all
foreigners are uncaring about the welfare of the Chinese people.
<i>Most people are not informed and have their photos of the quake
damage censured. </i>
"Most people are not informed and have their photos of the quake damage
censured".......The USA does not post photos showing dead bodies.
Dear ACB,
thank you for your reply.
But How could you know they havn't put Hongkong and Macao into the total
number.Maybe,The newspaper is only wanna tell us the separate dead number
of Hongkong and Macao.As you may know Hongkong and Macao is sepecial part
of China, they have different political system.
To myself , I always believe Taiwan is one part of China,and also the
countries in UN all believe it.
My university is in Shanghai, Now we have a big activity called the Chinese
university theather festival. and students from all the Chinese university
come to Shanghai and Beijing to play their own theatre and we can
communicate the culture.Teachers and Students in Taiwan university also
come as one part of Chinese people. Their theatre is as good as ours.We all
speak the same launguage,we have the same culture,same ancestors,we have
same feeling with theatre , we have the same color, even one of the taiwan
student's father is my father's classmate in primary school .
So How can you say Taiwan is not one part of China. You can not I think.
2lovelycake:
Dear ACB,
I'm sorry that I'm so busy these days with my examination.I don't have time
to come to your website and comment.
My father's classmate's father and my grandpa are all good engineers at that time,and also good friends.so the kids like my father and the classmates are all in the same class.Why he can not come back cos Jiang Jieshi
Please,not kidding me!
For some reasons, Taiwan has been separated from the mainland. But this
won't last for long. Taiwan is and will always be a part of China. It's
internal affair.
Sorry for bad grammar.
由于某些原因，台湾一度从大陆分隔出去。不过这种状况不会持续很长时间。台湾自古以来都是中国领土。台湾问题是中国内政。
I think it is fool to discuss the questions about Taiwan and Mainland.
Without doubt, As we all know that Taiwan is a part of China, and it will
come back one day. What's more, that day Taiwan come back won't be too
long/ As a Chinese , I love my country whick is just like we love our
mother. We don't allowed anybody who don't have any respect for our mother,
and you included.
My dear ACB, to be honest,I am really really very angry with your name.
However, I think maybe there are some wrong prejudice you have on China. If
so , I hope you could search time to come to China. You will get a new view
to China . Our Chinese are really very hot and friendly. I come to you Zone
for the first time, and my English is not very well . If there are some
dispolition, I beg for you pardon. Hope you would love China as soon so
possible. Thanks for your reading..........
DEAR ACB:
I have to say that u've made something wrong.
"Are you saying that Hong Kong and Macao people aren't true Chinese, but
are instead simply people who live in China? "
i am a girl who happens to be a chinese...
is it really matter which country we belong to?
My dear ACB, as I see that you are a strange man. Think that anybody who
aren't belong to your family, whether you will consider them as your
guests. Similarly, our Chinese consider anybody who aren't Chinese as
"foreigners". I don't think there is any wrong with it . Why did put so
much emphaises on this word , what's worse, you use so bad words on China.
We told you that no foreigners had been kill in the earthquake in order to
tell you the fact that our Chinese people were friendly to our guests. We
hope that our guest can be as friend as our Chinese, but not find bone in
an egg just like this. You do really know what you find are so meanless,
but you are always delight in this thing and never get tired of it .Please
do what a person should but not find the meanlessly bone in this golden
egg.
Just hope you could have an equal view on China. However, if you are
still not come to your senses, our Chinese people won't give up the
fighting with the wrong thought like you .
"i am a girl who happens to be a chinese... is it really matter which
country we belong to?"
miki0328xu:
I'm Chinese:
Nevermind:
2lovelycake:
2lovelycake:
Do you really know chinese well??I never said you are American,OK? I only
said you are popular blog owner in USA. Do not try to show off your Chinese
before me. 汉奸？？Do you have the right to say that to me?? All many people
who appeared here can say it to me,but exept you.
"...Visa to the US" u r a down-to-earth person. @ too
much fighting here. i like ur article. if i am the chinese government, i
won't exclude Taiwanese as well. that is political strategy. i didn't
notice that before. people post their comments here pleas read the
article thoroughly!!~ too much relentless arguement here... why
cant we accept others with different views?
ACB:
<"Honk Kong and Macao Chinese are recorded separately because they
lived, Taiwanese are not recorded seperately because they died. If
Taiwanese Chinese people lived then they would have been recorded
separately, too. ">
miki0328xu:
Everybody:
ACB:
<"why are Hong Kong and Macao treated differently?" >
miki0328xu:
张圆圆: