Latest comments posted about The ecological costs of a human tragedy on ChinaDialogue en-gb http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2382-The-ecological-costs-of-a-human-tragedy http://staging.chinadialogue.net/images/cdlogo.gif http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/show/single/en/2382-The-ecological-costs-of-a-human-tragedy Just from the comments above we could see how arrogant some Chinese are. Not only do they suspect and scorn the development of NGOs, they try to defame it. Personally I am very pessimistic about the future of Chinese NGOs. The environment is too harsh for them. This comment was translated by Chen Zhou Wed, 24 Sep 2008 02:21:30 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7881 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7881 The goal of this article is simple. I hope that more people can keep their attention focused on the quake-stricken area and the victims for a longer time, after the sudden shock and the initial quake. After all, reconstruction will be a long process. And they need help, longstanding help. As regarding the effectiveness of the NGOs, I would like to give my approval. The aim of my trip was to study the operation of those NGOs in the quake-stricken area. In fact, they are enduring great sacirfices and their achievements deserve our respect. Just speaking of material aid, the desks, beds, teaching facilities and even pianos of the Shuimozhen central elementary school, which is the combination of 4 primary schools before the disaster, were all donated by the Lions Club. Without support from the NGOs, few schools could open again. Of course, all this undertakings are also carried out with the permission and support of the local government, who has been doing a lot as well. What I stated in the article was that there would be loads of problems if the reconstruction was carried out by the local government alone. We need all parties in the society participate in the reconstruction, not the government alone. Thus, I hope the authors of the comments above can join the volunteers and do something for the stricken area and the victims. And at the same time, mutual respect is a necessity. During this hard time, it is the lifeblood of our nation.- Tang Hao This comment is translated by Xiaomei Zou Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:27:38 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7861 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7861 I don't think the author provided rubbish points. On the contrary, every issue unveiled in this article is realistic and reveals the difficulties of disaster areas. But as to the solutions, they should be controversial views showing different ideas from different people. It seems that the above two commenters are too hard on this article. I guess it is the illustrations of views that most of us are glad to get here, instead of throwing stones. Translated by Ming Li Tue, 16 Sep 2008 23:39:15 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7860 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7860 yes, I totally agree with the above comment. I can't understand why someone believe the NGO can play a vital role in rebuilding the homes in sichuan. Though it got some rubbish points, I still think this article is good, at least it draws our attention to some urgent issues in sichuan. Tue, 16 Sep 2008 10:14:08 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7857 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7857 Promote and favor NGO but put a tall order to the government with lots of bad ideas--for instance, the bullshit of selling the land of house sites. In short, a pedantic thought. diovedo Translated by Ming Li Sat, 13 Sep 2008 06:38:06 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7853 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7853 The disaster-stricken areas need our continuous support.The reconstruction wrok of the areas will take many years even more than ten years. Without our support, tens of millions of the disaster victims will see no hope of their future. This comment was translated by Hongfeng Wang。 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 00:11:45 +0000 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7849 http://www.chinadialogue.net/article/summary/2382#comment-7849