Haiti relief “Chinese responsibility” and other
Lu Ning: January 18, 2010 Oriental Morning Post editorial
Calculated to Beijing, the Caribbean island of Haiti’s earthquake to have entered the 8th day today. Yesterday, Shu-Lin Wang and other Chinese presence in Haiti’s eight peacekeeping police officers (members of) all the bodies have been found, Morning of the dedication to peace for humankind unfortunate fellow hero deeply saddened to eight martyrs of loved ones and family express sincere memory.
There are ancient earthquake, repeated destruction of mankind. Roman writer Pliny the Younger had witnessed a major earthquake and tsunami, he dwelt on the fact the disaster spread, lamented relief weakness, She Xiang rescue the “magical power.” Two thousand years later, the earthquake is still inevitable, but human mutual support, shared fortunes, are gathering ever since the “magical power”, again and again to save the victims of the crisis Lan.
So far, China has no diplomatic relations with Haiti. But heard of the earthquake in Haiti, the Chinese government and people of Haiti in the first time to rush to the rescue of decision: 13 days, the Chinese Red Cross to contribute one million U.S. dollars in advance of Haiti; 14 am, Chinese rescue team arrived in Haiti to put an immediate relief; 15, the Chinese government to provide 30 million yuan to Haiti’s humanitarian aid; 16 noon, the first batch of 13 million yuan of aid containers shipped …… and yesterday evening, the Chinese medical team treat the wounded in Haiti for more than more than 120, the highest officials of the United Nations in Haiti, Hedi. Annabi’s body was found the Chinese rescue team. Cut-off time of writing this article last night from dozens of countries, international rescue teams arrived to carry out relief operations in Haiti.
At the same time, from 14, China Red Cross Society and the provincial Red Cross, have launched a special fund-raising for the victims in Haiti channel, has the domestic and corporate legal voluntary donations, although the number is still limited, but so sincere human warmth. For example, according to the domestic public interest organization “One Foundation” by the Shanghai office to provide information, the civil society organizations through the China Red Cross Society has decided to victims to contribute thousands of dollars in Haiti. In addition, Hong Kong, Macau and Chinese in the world through various channels also raise money for the victims in Haiti.
If the Chinese government in disaster relief in Haiti demonstrates “great power responsibility” is very timely, then the national civil society organizations and volunteer action as touching. Chengdu “Comprehensive Emergency Voluntary Service Team” led by the deputy leader Zeng Rong, from more than 500 volunteer team members of the 16 selected key can be set in 1 hour finished product to Haiti. Another Chengdu volunteers Yan Chen will take care of a full set of rescue equipment is completed, is running on a number of government departments had wanted to visit Haiti relief. Complex cross-border rescue since the visa process, the Chinese side is difficult to independently make decisions, voluntary rescue team marched in Haiti may not be realistic, but the volunteer organizations and members of their spirit and courage, responsibility and role, and the depths of the soul from the bottom of the victims of the exotic love, kindness, compassion, compassion compassion, beyond national, ethnic and ideological, glittering precious human concept of the common life.
However, disaster relief in Haiti live through CCTV images of people are sad to see that, 8 days, the country’s relief operations in Haiti is still in anarchy, President Rene Preval as “loner”, government ministers “collective disappearance” So far, local police had been busy on the pitiful ruins of “tracing” the prisoners escaped, the millions of victims of lack of food, water shortages, lack of shelter, lack of health care began to loot the international relief supplies, in addition to the capital’s only airport available for shipping outside the limited , effective relief necessary land transport, communications, utilities, medical facilities, are still paralyzed. Also, because the whole show for the disaster of anarchy in Haiti, could not be said for 72 hours in the disaster relief “golden time” an effective response within the established system, even a few on the 10 days and a half months of the disaster relief organization must have built up very difficult. If so, national rescue team rudderless, greatly reduced the effectiveness of disaster relief in Haiti two years ago earthquake victims hardly the majority of victims “lucky.” More gripping is that disorder increases the slow progress due to rescue some of the victims began to pile corpses Dulu vent despair, leading already by “peacekeeping” bullet and critical situation of the sharp deterioration of public security ……
Perennial political instability in Haiti, including China, authorized by the United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti peacekeeping force in Haiti in 2004 after another marched peacekeeping. Perennial political instability stricken government authority is tantamount to virtual home, ethnic strife led to ethnic strife after another, accompanied by social unrest arrive together, but long-term social unrest is the economic mess the country is in the weak and poor in a vicious cycle. At this moment, when the “man-made” head-on collision with natural disasters, victims of the reality of the general situation in Haiti for what not to imagine too.
Relative to this earthquake in Haiti, the previous year “5.12″ Wenchuan earthquake magnitude higher, destructive, and disaster relief more difficult, but benefit from the relief operation decree accessible, efficient command and operation of disaster relief organizations, basically the loss of control in the disaster “minimum”, the relief effect of integration to the “maximum.” Take two for control, should lead to the common people think about is: the Death of political turmoil the country; social unrest is a sad nation; weak and lax government is a disaster for the people; economic collapse are the people suffering. The case of “man-made” incessant, Zai Yu suffers with natural disasters like the people of worse ……