Comments on: Chinese Government Denies Access to International Teams to Aid Earthquake Rescue Efforts http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/ Serving on the Forgotten Frontier Tue, 07 Oct 2008 04:56:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ChopperMyA http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-161138 ChopperMyA Tue, 20 May 2008 00:39:06 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-161138 ohoh, I know what you can say now: allowing foreign rescure teams to aid now, and transparency of the media, and anything postive, are just a showoff of China. How's that?! ohoh, I know what you can say now: allowing foreign rescure teams to aid now, and transparency of the media, and anything postive, are just a showoff of China. How’s that?!

]]> By: Korea Sends Search & Rescue Team to China http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-160140 Korea Sends Search & Rescue Team to China Fri, 16 May 2008 10:07:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-160140 [...] South Korea is also standing by to send medical personnel as well.  I have yet to see if China will allow in any western rescue teams which they have so far declined help from. [...] [...] South Korea is also standing by to send medical personnel as well.  I have yet to see if China will allow in any western rescue teams which they have so far declined help from. [...]

]]> By: Korea Sends Search & Rescue Team to China http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-160139 Korea Sends Search & Rescue Team to China Fri, 16 May 2008 10:07:53 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-160139 [...] South Korea is also standing by to send medical personnel as well.  I have yet to see if China will allow in any western rescue teams which they have so far declined help from. [...] [...] South Korea is also standing by to send medical personnel as well.  I have yet to see if China will allow in any western rescue teams which they have so far declined help from. [...]

]]> By: Randy http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159784 Randy Thu, 15 May 2008 10:03:59 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159784 GI, I used to volunteer for international relief aid workers as an interpreter very briefly in China. The dril l is NOT enough for international workers to accustomize themselves to the culture, the languages and foods. If you understand the terrains, the weather in the earthquake area, you would not second-guess that it is simply not feasible to accomondate international workers at this point of time. International workers need interpreters (sometimes the interpreters must speak and understand local dialects which can be hard to understand even for Chinese), not farmiliar with the culture and always have problems with the foods (especially in that area its pretty hard to get foods that are not spicy). The Chinese soilders and police force are much more accustomed to such tasks and they can initiate much faster response even under extreme circumstances (such as having to hike for over 40 miles in heavy rains through mudslides and rockslides to reach the epicenter in this case). Manpower has never posed a serious challenge in rescue work in China - it has enough manpower to overcome that however it is really the foods, tents, and blood and other supplies that are in dire need. The Chinese government gets its priority right this time in my honest opinion. GI, I used to volunteer for international relief aid workers as an interpreter very briefly in China. The dril l is NOT enough for international workers to accustomize themselves to the culture, the languages and foods. If you understand the terrains, the weather in the earthquake area, you would not second-guess that it is simply not feasible to accomondate international workers at this point of time. International workers need interpreters (sometimes the interpreters must speak and understand local dialects which can be hard to understand even for Chinese), not farmiliar with the culture and always have problems with the foods (especially in that area its pretty hard to get foods that are not spicy). The Chinese soilders and police force are much more accustomed to such tasks and they can initiate much faster response even under extreme circumstances (such as having to hike for over 40 miles in heavy rains through mudslides and rockslides to reach the epicenter in this case). Manpower has never posed a serious challenge in rescue work in China - it has enough manpower to overcome that however it is really the foods, tents, and blood and other supplies that are in dire need. The Chinese government gets its priority right this time in my honest opinion.

]]> By: GI Korea http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159677 GI Korea Thu, 15 May 2008 03:02:48 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159677 Sonagi interesting read. I'm not surprised how incompetent the Homeland Security Dept. was which was only compounded by the incompetence of the authorities in Louisiana. That doesn't mean that China should deny international help either if it is needed. Sonagi interesting read. I’m not surprised how incompetent the Homeland Security Dept. was which was only compounded by the incompetence of the authorities in Louisiana.

That doesn’t mean that China should deny international help either if it is needed.

]]> By: Sonagi http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159658 Sonagi Thu, 15 May 2008 01:27:45 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159658 Maybe the Chinese government is taking pointers from the US government's grossly bungled handling of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including millions of dollars in aid that was squandered: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801113_pf.html Maybe the Chinese government is taking pointers from the US government’s grossly bungled handling of Hurricane Katrina from start to finish, including millions of dollars in aid that was squandered:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/28/AR2007042801113_pf.html

]]> By: sophia http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159486 sophia Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:24 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159486 "You can see a small gallery of pictures here. No matter what you think about the Chinese government everyone should keep the people effected by this earthquake in their prayers." “You can see a small gallery of pictures here. No matter what you think about the Chinese government everyone should keep the people effected by this earthquake in their prayers.”

]]> By: sophia http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159483 sophia Wed, 14 May 2008 12:04:02 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159483 12,000 - I wish it were 12,000,000 Apple Pie on May 13th, 2008 ----------------------------------- do you know you are an asshole? 12,000 - I wish it were 12,000,000

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]]> By: Apple Pie http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159260 Apple Pie Tue, 13 May 2008 10:55:23 +0000 http://rokdrop.com/2008/05/13/chinese-government-denies-access-to-international-teams-to-aid-earthquake-rescue-efforts/#comment-159260 12,000 - I wish it were 12,000,000 12,000 - I wish it were 12,000,000

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