Press Interpreter

05/15/08 -- After a severe earthquake hit Wenchuan County in China's Sichuan Province, the Chinese government's swift deployment of earthquake relief has become a positive example for the international community.

An editorial in the UK's Financial Times called the rapid organization of disaster relief and current actions being taken by the Chinese government admirable. The editorial pointed to the government's immediate response to the Sichuan quake, as well as the high importance attached to the cause by President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao's arrival at the scene within a matter of hours after the quake hit.

The Korean Daily News today praised China's government for exhibiting strong crisis management skills in this immense natural disaster and China's people for eagerly donating money and blood. "As the whole nation launched into disaster relief work, people of the world saw China's collective power/ability."

Australia's The Australian published an article today recognizing that China provided immediate news coverage and information related to the earthquake. In no way did China conceal or hold back any aspect of the scale and terror at the scene.

In recent days, Malaysia's Nanyang Press Holdings Group's acting chairman Liang Qixiang expressed that "faced with a sudden earthquake disaster, the Chinese government's rapid response demonstrates great crisis management."

Salvano Briceno, director of the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction said, "The Chinese government's fast and efficient mobilization and reaction shines as an example to the world."

By Xinhua News Wire

--Translated by Anna Bautista

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