Parents of Quake Victims Protest at Ruined Schools
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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Most of the dozens of schools that collapsed in the quake, killing an estimated 9,000 children, were built more than a decade ago, with multiple layers of government and private companies involved in their construction. (article 4)
At a half dozen schoolyards across the region, where jagged piles of former classrooms are encircled by undamaged apartment buildings, parents came to grieve and to demand answers. (article 3)
By the end of the day, 127 of the school's 320 students would die, buried in a mess of concrete chunks and flying glass. (article 2)
Japan on Thursday decided against using military aircraft to deliver aid to earthquake victims in China after Chinese officials reportedly expressed concerns about what would have been the first Japanese military deployment to China since the two countries were enemies during World War II. (article 1)
Meanwhile, an education official in Sichuan Province conceded that poor official oversight and corruption might have contributed to the collapse of numerous schools during the earthquake on May 12. (article 1)
The two issues are a reminder of how the earthquake has become an enormous political and logistical challenge for the Chinese government. (article 1)
The idea of Japanese military planes carrying tents and blankets to Sichuan was initially floated by Japan as another effort to boost ties between the countries. (article 1)
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Source articles
- Japan to Send China Aid on Civilian, Not Military, Planes (nytimes.com, 05/31/2008, 532 words)
- Schools Fell While Other Buildings Held (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 395 words)
- Parents of Quake Victims Protest at Ruined Schools (nytimes.com, 06/02/2008, 1053 words)
- Tangled Blame in Quake Deaths (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 503 words)
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