China: A major earthquake that struck Sichuan in 2008: the importance of rescue teams
Sichuan Earthquake:
A major earthquake that struck Sichuan, China in 2008.
Many people wouldn’t think it was someone else’s affair.
It has been almost 10 years since the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
Japan:
It has been hit by many large-scale earthquakes such as the Great Kanto Earthquake and the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Chinese media, Tencent:
On February 19, posted an article to thank him for looking back on “Japan helped us in the Sichuan earthquake.”
This Sichuan earthquake, which has been announced to have a magnitude of 7.9 to 8.0.
“It shook not only the land but also the hearts of the Chinese,” he said.
Preparing for an earthquake:
China has relatively few earthquakes.
There is no basis for confidence that a major earthquake will not occur in China.
It is true that they were not prepared for a big earthquake.
Donation ranking
The largest amount of donations was the United Arab Emirates
The United States was the least of the major countries.
Support from Japan:
For such China, the support from Japan seems to have impressed.
“It is not well known that Japan’s support for China was outstandingly high,” It said.
It emphasized that the amount of donations and the number of rescue teams were “outstanding in terms of number.”
Japan once again was ranked high after the Arabs.
Accepting overseas rescue teams:
Initially, China refused to accept rescue teams from abroad.
Japan is the first country to be accepted.
This has greatly improved the Chinese sentiment toward Japan.
Until now, China has only had a negative impression on the Japanese.
We are surprised and impressed, “Why do you help us so much?”
However, it is very disappointing that the dispatch of Japanese rescue teams was decided “72 hours after the earthquake, which caused an extremely low survival rate.”
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