Truly shocking for a place that gets a trace (less than 1cm) of snow every 10 years! They're getting pummeled.
Of course, the West coast of the US is getting hammered, too...
Posted on 02/01/2008 7:01:08 AM PST by badguy2200
We could send them all the tainted food they shipped to this country. Sell it back at cost even. Nothing I like better than ironic justice added to the warm feeling of helping others.
United Nations 1-202-867-1984
People with liberty and freedom living in unpolluted ares are the minority? I was being cute, that’s all.
I know, so was I.......
I lived in China for 13 years. By NE USA standards (where I am now) their temps and snowfall do not amount to much. But - this amount of snow is exceptional - and their homes were not designed for long periods of cold. Moreover, their public officials are totally unprepared (no salt, snow plows, etc). Their biggest problem? A highly centralized, bureacratic, command political system. It can not react to shocks quickly. Lesson for the USA? Democracy should be at the local and State level. After Katrina, everyone turns to the Feds for help/blame. Response MUST be local and State. I am afraid we are going to the same place where China is now.
That was right, except the URL needs quotes around it (after the img= part)
hehe, somebody is joking that Chinese government now has the “perfect excuse” to place an urgent order of 1000 “black eagle “helicopters to USA for Humanitarianism purpose”.
If USA were to rejected the “Humanitarianism order” of 1000 black eagles from China, China would have “perfect excuse “ to bash USA in UN for USA’s apathy to “Chinese human-right”
well, my error!
It was I that translated it from Chinese to english.
the corrected one is “
“the ticket-price of buses also rockets,so is the service of taxi
Truly shocking for a place that gets a trace (less than 1cm) of snow every 10 years! They're getting pummeled.
Of course, the West coast of the US is getting hammered, too...
No, you don't need them anymore for posting a pic or a link. Just extra keystrokes. :`)
Please fly Al Gore over in his jet to help warm them up.
I have a snow shovel I haven’t used in years. They’re welcome to it.
Changed one word and it is still believable. I'm advised not to eat fish from nearby waterway, mercury, and nearly rationed water here last summer. Pollution is so bad, nearby city is banning smoking.(I guess thats the reason) Government is so bad, they will kill you if you don't pay taxes.
I agree... I live 1/3rd of my life in China, and I know there are big pitfalls to the hugely centralized system they have (and as you astutely point out, we’re moving too).
But many FReepers here don’t seem to understand this isn’t a case of the system breaking down, it’s a case of a pretty freakish situation simply overwhelming the system. They held up OK for the first two weeks, but after that...
Again, think of what happens in LA or Orlando when there’s a freeze, or a day or two of snow. Now drag that out for a month or two... Those places simply aren’t prepared at all for such an event. Considering that Chenzhou is further south than San Diego, and usually has a warmer climate than San Diego, this is really an amazing thing.
The Chinese will pull themselves out of it, and as far as I know they’re not asking for help from anyone. But to revel in the misery of others is simply wrong, and simply not Christian. Knowing lots of Chinese, who are decent, hardworking and moral folks by and large, that got my dander up on this thread.
Thanks for your input on this thread!
well ,I live in Guangzhou,500 KM away from Chenzhou.
I am also the colorwolf2000 in pakistaniandefence.com.
It was I that translated the article into english.
The blizzard really bring CHina into serious trouble.
Hundreds of cities aross several provinces, over 90 million people,are seriously troubled by the unprecedented blizzard.
Chenzhou is just one of those hundreds of cities in trouble. Some cities in Guzhou province are in even worse situation. Somebody said that the situation there is even more despairing than Iraq. in a word,no electricity,no oil,no water, no communication....
Those cities should have been as warm as south Carolia or Georgia,but now they are as cold as North Dakota.Local people and administration have not any preparation for such blizzard.
For example,when the blizzard froze the expressways in Jiangxi Province, the local adminstration found that the province has only one snow-cleaning vehicle availabe while the province has thousands of expressway.
We fear this country?
Welcome fellow noob!
In the part of the US where I live (Texas, about 145km from Houston), snow is extremely rare. In fact, in the 21 years that I've lived in this particular city, I've never seen snow stick to the ground (although we've had ice a few times). I'd be surprised if our city has snow removal equipment.
China needs helicopters to get the supplies - food, clothing, water, to those in cities where this blizzard has cut power, transportation, water?
Will China ask for Helicopters from its neighbors? Russia, South Korea, India? Should America provide Helicopters? I know the situation is urgent. I would want help to come however it got to me - and it is a great opportunity to be able to help the Chinese people. But wouldn’t the Chinese government have to ask for this help? I hope they will! Soon!
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