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China says death toll in quake more than 51,000
AP - Thu May 22, 10:52 AM ETBEICHUAN, China - China said the toll of dead and missing from last week's powerful earthquake jumped to more than 80,000, while the government appealed Thursday for millions of tents to shelter homeless survivors.
Off the Wires
- Wedding photographer captures earthquake moments AP - 6 minutes ago
- Demos on third day of Dalai Lama visit to Britain AFP - 37 minutes ago
- Facts about China's May 12 earthquake AP - 2 hours, 2 minutes ago
- Noisy rallies target Dalai Lama in London AFP - 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
- More than 80,000 dead or missing in China quake Reuters - Thu May 22, 10:55 AM ET
News Stories
- Rights Group Says Cisco Helps China Repression NewsFactor via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 21, 2008
- China's next hurdle: shelter earthquake survivors The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon, May 19, 2008
- 158 Relief Workers in China Are Killed by Landslides at The New York Times - Mon, May 19, 2008
- Dalai Lama meets a top German official -- but only one The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon, May 19, 2008
- Chinese Soldiers Work to Restore a Winding Lifeline at The New York Times - Sun, May 18, 2008
Feature Articles
- China quake: Trapped doctors, a streak of optimism, and a thirst for Coke McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 20, 2008
- After quake, China's migrant workers rush home The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 20, 2008
- The China Quake's Homeless Victims Time.com via Yahoo! News - Mon, May 19, 2008
- In Rubble, Couple Clung to Each Other, and to Life at The New York Times - Mon, May 19, 2008
- China allows bloggers, others to spread quake news AP via Yahoo! News - Sun, May 18, 2008
- 'We dug for seven hours to find our daughter's body' at The Independent (UK) - Sat, May 17, 2008
Opinion & Editorials
- China's other face The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Mon, May 19, 2008
- Saved by China at The Washington Post - Wed, May 14, 2008
- Shaken and stirred at The Guardian (UK). - Tue, May 13, 2008
- China and Burma: a seismic shift at The London Times - Tue, May 13, 2008
- I was tortured in a Chinese prison. Now I'm marching for freedom. The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 07, 2008
- The only way to alter China's hand in Darfur The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News - Wed, Apr 30, 2008
Related Web Sites
- China Internet Information Center
- government site with news and press releases. Also has reports and position papers, including ones on human rights, Tibet, and arms controls and disarmament.
- People's Republic of China Washington D.C. Embassy
- includes section on US-China relations.
- Profile: Hu Jintao
- biographical sketch of the Chinese president. From the BBC.
- U.S. Library of Congress Country Study: China
- introduction to the country, with sections on party and government, politics and foreign relations, the social system, history, and more.
- Sino-American Relations: Key Government Documents
- includes U.S. policy papers on the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. From the U.S. Consul, Hong Kong.
- The United States and China
- addresses issues in U.S.-China relations, and includes official texts, key documents and reports, and testimony to Congress. From the U.S. Department of State.
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HOW TO HELP
- Network for Good: Help earthquake victims
- Mercy Corps: Donate online
- Int'l Red Cross/Red Crescent: Disaster management
BLOG: CHINA RISES
» A portrait of life in the Middle Kingdom.Audio
- China Adds Counseling to Earthquake Relief Efforts at NPR - Thu, May 22, 2008
- Signs of Life at Collapsed Factory Outside Chengdu at NPR - Fri, May 16, 2008
- Survivors Emerge as Rescuers Face Tremors, Slides at NPR - Fri, May 16, 2008
Video
- Quake Fallout: Death Toll Rising ABC News via Yahoo! News - Fri, May 16, 2008
- Migrants worry for families CNN via Yahoo! News - Fri, May 16, 2008
- China's President tours earthquake disaster area AP Via Yahoo! News - Fri, May 16, 2008
Blog Posts
- Keeping a wary eye on troublemakers McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 21, 2008
- A day in quake-hit Beichuan McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Mon, May 19, 2008
- The quake in numbers McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Sat, May 17, 2008
- Keep an eye on the Sichuan dams McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 14, 2008
- A good sign on Tibet issue McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Wed, May 14, 2008
- After quake, mobile networks burdened McClatchy Blog - China Rises via Yahoo! News - Tue, May 13, 2008