When an obvious pun is there, I see it as my duty to seize that opportunity.
Anyway, I was going to rehash some of the theories on why this has happened, but Shangaiist and The Guardian have that area well covered. Instead I would like to share with you the bizarre comments that are posted in the Wall Street Journal China Journal on this story. I have pasted them below in their entirety.
8-8+8-48….888..8. I know, too.
Comment by redwilliam….8-16-48….China - May 28, 2008 at 7:47 am
The People’s Olympics fares well. The People are You and China is 1. 1 Mother, 1 Father, 1 Child, 3. Good Luck is Kindness, to YOU, who is 3 in 1.
Comment by Anonymous - May 28, 2008 at 9:59 am
It dont matter where they cut of the basketball shows they aint talkinbout nothing until they let me in.
Prince Of Da Ghetto
Comment by Da next Hot Sauce - May 28, 2008 at 3:19 pm
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From the AP, 1-child policy has exceptions after China quake:
Chinese officials said Monday that the country’s one-child policy exempts families with a child killed, severely injured or disabled in the country’s devastating earthquake.
Those families can obtain a certificate to have another child, the Chengdu Population and Family Planning Committee in the capital of hard-hit Sichuan province said.
I had assumed that this would happen, and told as much to the various people who had brought it up in conversation.
This will also counteract some of the idiotic stories coming out in the aftermath of the Sichaun earthquake. For example, see Parents’ losses compounded by China’s one-child policy:
As a result of the one-child policy, the quake — already responsible for at least 15,000 deaths — is producing another tragic aftershock:
Not only must thousands of parents suddenly cope with the loss of a child, but many must cope with the loss of their only child.
I guess it is ok to lose a child, as long as you have a bunch of other ones.
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A quick rundown of news stories about quake relief fund raising is several U.S. cities.
Los Angeles: L.A.-area Chinese mobilize for quake relief
Boston: Funds sought to help Chinese earthquake victims
San Francisco: Bay Area mobilizes quake relief efforts
New York City: NYC Chinese open wallets for quake
You can donate online to the Red Cross as well as many other groups.
And on a related note… China promises transparency in quake donation fund use
Update: If you are interested in donating, please check out the fairly comprehensive list of organizations over at CNReviews
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