Comment: Yes, there were some Tibetan dead but they were all killed by the Tibetan rioters, looters instigated by Dalai and none of them were killed by the police. None of the rioters were killed and even some of them were arrested and sentenced for their crime but none of them were sentenced to death for their towering crimes. If such crimes were done by Han Chinese, they would be definitely sentenced to death. Han Chinese are allowed only one child per family but the Tibeten Chinese are allowed as many children as they can. Besides all ethnic nationalities enjoy special allowances. I don't know why our government is so soft-handed to ethnic nationalities. I think all Chinese should be equally treated. Even so westerners accuse the Chinese government of killing Tibetan Chinese. Chinese people are angry just because the western medias have turned the truth upside down. Whoever have come to Tibet have to admit the great changes there. People's life there isn't any different from that of other places in China. Many of you don't know who Dalai is. In fact Dalai was the title given by the Chinese emperor of Yuan Dynasty and since then all Dalais have to be appointed and approved by the central Chinese government. The present Dalai was appointed by Guomindang Government 1948 before the communist took power. In 1959 the central government ordered a democratic reform in Tibet where a serf system was being enforecd there. A handful of upper class owned 100% of land and each of them owned hundreds or thousands of serfs who were treated like their livestock and cruelly beaten; many of them had their eyeballs taken while others had their hands or feet cut off, or their skins peeled off for making drums. The cruelty of the upper class is beyond words. The upper class headed by Dalai hated so much the central government that was different from any previous Chinese central government that allowed the slave system to go on. Thent they fled into India until now. If without the communist central government, Tibet would be definitely as dark as the middle ages. If without billions of fund and constant repair by the central government, all Tibetan temples and monasteriers would have long been reduced to rubbles. China has started to excercise its sovereignty over Tibet since Yuan Dynasty about 700 years ago, much longer than the US history. If China were to give up Tibet, should Americans give way to the Indians and go back to where you came from? Seeing is believing! Go to Tibet to see yourselves! Tibetan Chinese are just like the Han Chinese and lots of them have their private houses, cars and whatever you have they have.
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What aid are you sending?
A lot of aid has already gone down, so we're being more focused. Getting hygiene kits to the children, since all the kids are living in tents. There's a scare of epidemics, so we're trying to get a medical kit for every child from the orphanages. We're sending a medical team to support children with [physical handicaps], a logistics team to make sure and get aid to the right places, and a counseling team. You can see the devastation in the buildings and the horrendous consequences of the earthquake—but not the psychological impact. Everyone is just in incredible shock. Counseling now is needed; in this kind of situation people become very desperate. The idea is to set up a team in Chengdu to help with counseling but also to bring in international trauma relief trainers that can train local counselors in Chengdu.
Right now, what are the best ways that NGOs can help in the area? Is it raw materials and products: water, foodstuffs, clothes. Or housing? Or medical supplies?
I think there is a lot space for NGOs to help. People need tents, sleeping bags, [flashlights], cell [phones], radios, daily care stuff, as well as basic care medicine such as antibacterials, medicine to cure colds, etc. It seems there are needs for post-trauma counseling. And we need toys.
You sent a van full of supplies from Shanghai yesterday, and you're preparing a van to depart from Beijing. What supplies are you sending?
Our team is already in Chengdu, and they've already signed a request lease for us. We work based on that: we deliver what they need. So we'll send hygiene kits that include a toothbrush, comb, towel, socks, antiseptic cream, sanitary towels for women. We'll also send milk powder and other foodstuffs for the children.
Of course it's too early to know, but do you expect a huge surge in adoptions in the quake area? Will parents who've lost children seek to adopt children who've lost parents?
No idea. There are a lot of people applying, through the China central adoption agency. But I don't know if there will be a surge. Everyone's still in too much shock to consider … We're still in the crisis and intervention stage.
Will any of the Sichuan orphans be transferred to Care for Children orphanages in other parts of China?
I have no idea. I hope not. I hope they keep the kids within their own province, to establish links for future extended care, if possible.
What is the best way for people outside China to donate to Care for Children?
We launched an appeal which is open overseas for bank transfers. People can either check our Web site or visit Charity in China for details. All money raised will be directed to support children and families affected by the earthquake.
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