May 12th, 2009
One year after Sichuan earthquake
BEIJING, China — Amid China’s greatest natural disaster in a generation — the massive earthquake that struck Sichuan province last May 12 — signs of hope emerged that the tragedy might change society.
But a year after the quake left nearly 90,000 people dead or missing, that initial promise of a more open and volunteer-minded China has faded. Back then, many predicted that Chinese volunteerism would blossom, and a freer press would result. Those predictions have yet to take root.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/china-and-its-neighbors/090511/sichuan-quake-one-year-later
