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How monks aided in the Yushu earthquake relief effort

A translation by Dave Camp of a Southern Weekly report on the work of local Yushu lamas in the earthquake relief effort.

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A dash of color on a background of gray

Most of the papers have colored the national flag, flown at half mast yesterday. Otherwise, it’s a heart to show solidarity and unity, as well as love, at a time of crisis.

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Government double-speak about earthquakes and oil prices

The Sina microblog page of user Jiandansue has a widely distributed news items headline montage.

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Mourning the victims of the Yushu Earthquake

How the Chinese media and Internet users are memorializing the Yushu earthquake.

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Ministry of Culture notice on the National Day of Mourning

The Ministry of Culture issues instructions to suspend all entertainment activities for the day on April 21.

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Chinese media keeps its eye on Yushu as the relief effort continues

Jianghuai Morning News prints an entire issue devoted to the Yushu Earthquake.

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The Yushu earthquake on Chinese newspaper front pages

The earthquake of Yushu, Qinghai province that measured 7.1 on the Richter Scale and killed 618 people and counting dominates front pages today. Most of the newspapers showed victims being dragged out of the rubble.

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