Special topic: Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan
On May 14th, Premier Wen Jiabao visited Beichuan Middle School in Beichuan County, Sichuan Province in the earthquake-stricken area to guide disaster relief. China News Agency issued Zhonglian for photo
On the afternoon of May 14th, Premier Wen Jiabao of the State Council visited the victims in Yingxiu Town, the hardest hit area. China News Agency issued Liu Zhen photo
BEIJING, May 18 (Xinhua)-On the 12th, after the strong earthquake in Sichuan, China, the State Council Prime Minister Wen Jiabao immediately rushed to the disaster area to guide the earthquake relief work, and was struggling to command, dispatch and express condolences everywhere. On the 18th, Singapore Lianhe Zaobao published an article signed by Zhou Zhaocheng, saying that "it is difficult for China’s prime minister" and "Chinese-style prime minister can’t be copied, and he can’t learn if he wants to".
The following is the abstract:
Whether Hurricane Katrina hit the United States in 2005 or the Indonesian tsunami at the end of 2004, few leaders in other countries in the world will personally serve as the commander-in-chief of disaster relief in addition to rushing to the scene to inspect the disaster situation and sympathize with the masses.
After all, the former belongs to political responsibility, while the latter belongs to professional field.
In the first four days of China earthquake relief, Wen Jiabao almost moved most of the State Council to Sichuan. He himself has been in the disaster area only a few hours after the earthquake, and the State Council Secretary-General Ma Kai and Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu have been with him. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu also arrived later. At the meeting of the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters held on the train in Sichuan on the evening of May 15th, he also saw many ministers such as Minister of Education Zhou Ji and Minister of Industry and Information Technology Li Yizhong.
Wen Jiabao went to the front line personally, and he struggled to command, dispatch and offer condolences everywhere. In the social environment of China, the presence of the Prime Minister, in addition to improving the response efficiency, striving for prime time, urging local officials to make decisions on the spot to solve problems, went to the disaster area at the first time to direct disaster relief and sympathize with the people, which was a great spiritual force for the stability of the disaster area and the people of the whole country.
The post of Premier China has been endowed with the image of being conscientious and conscientious since the Zhou Enlai era. The word "Premier Zhou" is not only the eternal commemoration of Zhou Enlai by a generation of Chinese, but also the moral yardstick and comparison for his successor.
On March 8, 1966, a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.8 occurred in Xingtai, Hebei, China. On March 9, March 10, and April 1, Zhou Enlai braved the aftershocks to visit the earthquake-stricken areas three times, braved the cold wind, stepped on the rubble, entered the shack, went down to the cellar, consoled the sick and wounded, stood on the wooden box and shouted to the villagers, and also led the masses to shout slogans: "Self-reliance, hard work, development of production and reconstruction of homeland".
This is the channel and way of communication between the top leaders of the CPC and the people in times of crisis in the 1960s. There is no distance between the two sides, and they are full of trust. Compared with the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 and the earthquake in 2008, the rescue ability has become stronger, the handling method has become more open and transparent, the public opinion has become more free and open, and the national disaster relief mechanism has become more effective. However, the language, condolence gesture and encouragement method of the Prime Minister’s communication with the affected people have been consistent since 30 or 40 years ago, and there is not much difference.
When Wen Jiabao shouted to the victims that "the Party and the government have not forgotten you", when Wen Jiabao said to the rescue forces that "they are not afraid of sacrifice and fatigue", when Wen Jiabao told the whole country in front of the TV camera that "the broad masses of soldiers and civilians are United and United, we will certainly be able to overcome this particularly serious earthquake disaster". The people who are suffering in the disaster area and the people in other parts of China who feel the same pain have heard the warmth and firmness from such hoarse and trembling voices.
These political discourses, once the disaster strikes, the propaganda of political leaders has a strong mobilization force, so that the political language with "China characteristics" can play a great role in encouraging the people in the disaster areas to ease their anxiety and fear and not despair about the future; People involved in disaster relief can also be inspired to fight and fight together. "People’s life is above everything else", "heart to heart with Wenchuan people" and "one party is in trouble and all directions support", these slogans and banners, which appear to be cliché s, have a strong spiritual incentive effect.
People’s Liberation Army and Armed Police soldiers marched for tens of kilometers to the disaster area and rescued the victims day and night. In addition to the humanitarian spirit, they also pursued ideals and glorious beliefs. The words "military and civilian family" and "people’s soldiers" made them unforgettable. When Wen Jiabao choked up and comforted the children and said, "Don’t cry, son", the concept of "people-oriented" will not just stay in the meeting communiqué and party newspapers and periodicals.
Premier China, as the top leader of the ruling party, not only manages the daily affairs, but also needs to be the implementer and executor of the ideals and principles of the party, or the exhibitor, to prove that these political discourses are not forms or rhetoric, but the beliefs that the ruling party adheres to.
Chinese premier can’t be copied, and he can’t learn if he wants to.
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Instantaneous picture of Anxian earthquake in Sichuan Province |
Buried girl: I believe you will save me. | |||||||||||
Direct hit: DV shoots the moment of earthquake. Direct hit: Ten minutes after Wenchuan earthquake. Direct hit: the monitoring record shows that the building is obviously shaking. Direct hit: the girl who was buried for 56 hours was reborn. Direct hit: Dujiangyan broken bridge is clearly visible after aerial photography. Reporter witnessed: Beichuan after the earthquake Video: Zhang Hanyu experienced the earthquake and recalled the shocking moment. Video: earthquake witnesses tell the moment of shock Direct hit: Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County after the aerial photography earthquake. Direct attack: there is a cry for help in the collapsed ruins of Dujiangyan Chinese Medicine Hospital. Direct hit: rescue site in disaster area: carrying out a trapped group Direct hit: damaged pictures along the way from Mianyang to Beichuan Directly hit the disaster site in Beichuan County: the road was twisted into a twist. Witness: the middle school building collapsed and the students’ bodies were constantly found. Witness: Beichuan County collapsed in a large area. Witness: aerial photography of earthquake-stricken areas | |||||||||||||
we unite to conquer the earthquake | |||||||||||||
CCTV hosts the anchor station with tears. |
Teachers use their lives to clear the way for students. | ||||||||||||
Video: Young girls in the flower season bravely save their classmates from amputation Video: Rescuers are tired and dizzy on the front line Video: The old man was buried in the ruins for 48 hours and hugged his dead wife in his arms. Video: Jackie Chan recorded "Life and Death" and cried while singing. Video: Wolong Survivor: A survival machine with a note. Video: Officers and men risked their lives to rescue trapped students in the aftershock. Video: Brick-digging officers and soldiers "grab" four lives in the rain. Video: Armed police soldiers pulled out a trapped child with their hands. Video: The First Artillery Corps of Chengdu Military Region arrived in Wenchuan on foot. Video: Doctors stick to their posts to rescue critically ill patients. Video: College students in the capital actively donate blood to the disaster area. Video: France Overseas Chinese in the United States enthusiastically donated money to the earthquake-stricken areas. Video: All walks of life in Taiwan Province enthusiastically donated money and materials to support earthquake relief. |
An earthquake of magnitude 7.8 occurred in Wenchuan County, Sichuan Province. | |||
Summary of casualties The death toll in Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas increased to 32,477, and 220,109 people were injured. | |||
Wenchuan An aftershock of magnitude 5.1 occurred again in Wenchuan in the early morning of 17th. 391 reservoirs are in danger | |||
site Two trapped people give in to each other and save each other first. Primary school teachers sacrificed to save their children. Yingxiu found more than 50 survivors. | |||
conditions of a disaster There may be floods in Chaping, Beichuan at any time. More than 90% of Chaping Township in Anxian County was razed to the ground. | |||
experience personally The girl lost her loved ones and bit the airborne troops. Vice Mayor Jiangyou shouted "Run" before his death. The victims hope to lose their memory | |||
see with one’s own eyes Baby girls suck with nipples to survive. 11-year-old boy escaped with his sister on his back. The husband tied his wife’s body and sent it to the morgue. | |||
donate Mrs. Deng Xiaoping donated 100 thousand The United States provides satellite photos. Peru has a "national mourning day" Summary of national assistance | |||
rescue "Isolated Island" Maoxian resumed communication and tap water supply. It costs at least 10 thousand to airdrop a material | |||
traffic The 317 National Road from Lixian to Wenchuan was opened again. Baoji-chengdu railway Jinguiyan Bridge was rushed through in two thousand aftershocks. | |||
soldier Don’t eat a bite of rice from the people Jinan officers and men explored Yingxiu’s line of death and two people died. | |||
press conference The State Council held a press conference on earthquake relief and medical assistance. | |||
The rescue team marched into the hardest hit area to deliver food. |
The day before the earthquake, Beichuan Middle School was smiling. | ||
Female students with broken legs were smiling when they were dug out of the ruins. |
Sichuan Mianyang earthquake victims have been properly resettled. | ||
Hong Kong primary school students enthusiastically donated money to Sichuan earthquake-stricken areas. |
The husband tied his wife’s body and sent it to the morgue. |
Editor: Li Xingcun