Reactions to the 2008 Sichuan earthquake

The 2008 Sichuan earthquake, magnitude 7.9 M_w, occurred at 14:28:01.42 CST (06:28:01.42 UTC) on 12 May 2008, [cite news|first=|last=|coauthors=|title=Strong earthquake hits southwest China|date=2008-05-12|publisher=Reuters|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK23117420080512|work=|pages=|accessdate= 2008-05-13] with its epicenter in Wenchuan County, Sichuan province of the People's Republic of China. The disaster galvanized the CANGOs into soliciting numerous monetary donations and other forms of aid from across the globe, which has exceeded a collective total of $456.9 million USD in cash contributions from sources without the country. Inside mainland China, by May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public alone, including 4.185 billion yuan in the first week. [cite web
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Organizations

* Michele Montas announced that the UN would give USD 7 million in aid to China. [citenews|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n140798|title=UN is ready to give US$7 million in China quake aid|publisher=Focus Information Agency|date=2008-05-16|accessdate=2008-05-19]
*|date=2008-05-12|accessdate=2008-05-12] The International Olympic Committee has sent US$1 million in aid. [citenews|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/story/2008/05/13/ioc-quake.html|title=IOC sends $1M in earthquake aid to China|publisher=CBC|accessdate=2008-05-14]
*. [cite news|first=|last=|coauthors=|title=Hans-Gert Pöttering expresses sympathy with China following the earthquake
date=2008-05-14|publisher=EU Press Release|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/defaulten_mac.htm |work=|pages=|accessdate= 2008-05-16] The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid has sent €2 million euros in aid. [cite news|first=|last=|coauthors=|title= China earthquake: European Commission provides €2 million in fast-track humanitarian aid|date=2008-05-16|publisher=EU Press Release|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/755&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en|work=|pages=|accessdate= 2008-05-16]

* [citenews|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL14792353|title=Pope appeals for China quake victims, offers prayers|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-25]

*: The International Red Cross has released about US$235,000 in emergency funds. [citenews|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1055668.html|title=Locals mobilizing to help Chinese earthquake victims|author=Stevens, Deven|publisher=The Chronicle Herald|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-14]
**American Red Cross: The American Red Cross has donated US$10,000,000.cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/17/content_8195929.htm|title= U.S. donates more than $23 mln to quake-struck China|date=2008-05-17|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=2008-05-20]
**British Red Cross: The British Red Cross has released US$49,000 from its Disaster Fund and also launched an emergency appeal on 14 May 2008 to support the Red Cross Movement's response. [citenews|url=http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=81135|title=China Earthquake information sheet|publisher=The British Red Cross|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-15]
**The Indonesian Red Cross has donated US$10,000, and expressed their condolences to the victims. [cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8187155.htm|title=Indonesian Red Cross offers donation to China's quake-hit area|date=2008-05-16|publisher=Xinhua|accessdate=2008-05-20]
**Turkish Red Crescent sent its rescue team to the area with a budget of US$500,000 as an initial response to the quake. Officials have also announced that the aid might be expanded according to the demands by the Red Cross Society of China. [cite news|url=http://www.kizilay.org.tr/yeni/anahaber.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210692318&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&|title=Turkish Red Crescent sends relief team to China|publisher=Turkish Red Crescent|language=Turkish|accessdate=2008-05-20]
*Direct Relief International: Direct Relief is sending an airlift of specifically requested medical aid to the Sichuan region and evaluating long-term aid to prosthetic and orthotic clinics. [citenews|url=http://www.directrelief.org/EmergencyResponse/2008/EarthquakeChina/EarthquakeChina.aspx|title= Direct Relief International: Earthquake - China|publisher=Direct Relief International|date=2008-06-07]
*Oxfam: Oxfam has contributed US$1.55 million for emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction. [citenews|url=http://www.oxfam.org/en/news/2008/pr080513_china_earthquake_relief|title= Oxfam allocates $1.5 million for China earthquake relief|publisher=Oxfam|date=2008-05-14]
*Giving Children Hope: Giving Children Hope is sending a container of relief to China. [cite web |url=http://www.gchope.org/urgent-relief-to-china.html |title=Urgent: Responding to Earthquake in China |accessdate=2008-05-17]
*World Vision: World Vision is stepping up its Sichuan earthquake appeal, calling for US$2 million in order to launch a full-scale relief and rehabilitation programme. Immediate relief goods, including 800 tents, 30,000 quilts, 464,000 kg of food and 2,000 shelter tarpaulins, are being provided to survivors in Qingchuan, a quake-affected county where World Vision has a community development programme. The goods are being purchased in-country and distributed by World Vision’s local staff and relief teams. [cite web |url=http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf/maindocs/5078C91F4465CCB588257449006F78F2?opendocument |title=China: World Vision appealing for US$2 million for deadly quake |accessdate=2008-05-16]
*Mercy Malaysia donated 5,000 tarpaulins worth $35,000 for the victims of the earthquake in Sichuan, China. [cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/27/nation/20080527123429&sec=nation |title=Mercy donates 5,000 tarpaulins for Sichuan victims |accessdate=2008-05-27]

Companies

Taiwanese Companiescite web|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKPEK29448220080514|title=FACTBOX-Earthquake aid for China|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-25|publisher=Reuters]

* Formosa Plastics Group from Taiwan has offered $14.3 million.
* Hon Hai (Foxconn Technology Group): a top electronics maker from Taiwan plans to donate $8.6 million.

British Companiescite web |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/trade_index.asp?menu_id=377&artid=3025|title=British Business in China Supports Earthquake Relief|publisher=UK Trade & Investment|accessdate=2008-05-25|date=2008-05-16]

* Astrazeneca donated $143,000 and $71,000 worth of pharmaceuticals.
* BHP Billiton donated $500,000
* BP donated $200,000
* B&Q donated $143,000 and $179,000 in building supplies, quilts and towels
* Diageo donated $1.7 million
* Fairey Industrial Ceramics donated 500 countertop filters and 500 gravity filters to assist with the provision of clean water
* GSK donated $1.4 million
* HSBC donated $1.4 million to the Red Cross Society of China via the Hong Kong Red Cross. From now until 31 May 2008, any donations to a special earthquake account will be matched by HSBC. [cite web |url=http://www.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/cr/community/donations/china_earthquake|title=Donate for the China earthquake|publisher=HSBC|accessdate=2008-05-21]
* JCB donated a fleet of 6 backhoe loaders to help with relief efforts [cite web |url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/ceuk/eng/sghd/t435452.htm|title=Ambassador Fu Ying thanks JCB for donating six backhoe loaders to earthquake-hit Sichuan Province|publisher=Chinese Embassy, London|accessdate=2008-05-23] [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7404314.stm|title=Diggers to help earthquake area|publisher=BBC|accessdate=2008-05-23]
* Lehman Brown donated $14,000
* Marks & Spencer donated $143,000 through staff and company donations [cite web |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/trade_index.asp?menu_id=377&artid=3058|title=Marks & Spencer details China expansion|publisher=British Embassy, Beijing|accessdate=2008-05-23]
* Palintest donated $71,000 worth of water quality testing and reagents
* Prudential (Taiwan) donated $98,000
* Standard Chartered (Hong Kong) donated $64,000
* PwC donated $503,000
* Reed Expo donated $143,000
* Tesco donated $287,000 and will match staff donations totaling $71,000
* Unilever donated $1.4 million [cite web |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/trade_index.asp?menu_id=377&artid=3025|title=British Business in China Supports Earthquake Relief|publisher=UK Trade & Investment|accessdate=2008-05-23]

US Companies
*AIG: American International Group Inc has donated $1.0 million to aid the disaster relief efforts. AIG also announced that it would match all employee contributions to the AIG Disaster Relief Fund. [cite web |url=http://ir.aigcorporate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1147045&highlight |title=AIG Commits $1 Millioin to Support Relief and Rebuilding Efforts in China's Sichuan Province |publisher=Official AIG Corporate Press Release|accessdate=2008-05-16]
*Dell Inc.: Dell Incorporated and its employees have pledged up to $301,000 in donations. Employees' donations are matched by Dell through the company's Direct Giving Program. [cite web |url=http://www.crn.com.au/News/76008,dell-to-donate-to-chinese-earthquake-relief.aspx |title=Dell to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief |publisher=CRN Australia|accessdate=2008-05-19] [cite web |url=http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16353 |title=Dell Announces Donation to Chinese Earthquake Relief |publisher=Industry Week|accessdate=2008-05-19]
*Google.org: Google's public service arm Google.org will donate $1.5 million. Google will also match Googler's donations to other non-profits with Google's gift matching program. Googler's across the world have also organized various forms of aid such as blood drives, cash drives, targeted search, forum, and earthquake situation map. [cite web |url=http://blog.google.org/2008/05/responding-to-cyclone-nargis-in-myanmar.html |title=Responding to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) and Earthquake in China |publisher=Official google.org Blog |accessdate=2008-05-26]
*HP: Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation, HP and employees have pledged $2.75 million to relief efforts in China. [cite web |url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080515b.html|title=HP to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief|publisher=Official hp.com |accessdate=2008-05-28] [cite web |url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080515b.html|title=HP to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief|publisher=Official hp.com |accessdate=2008-06-03]
*Merrill Lynch: Merrill Lynch pledges $1 Million to relief efforts in China. Additionally, it will match employee contribution up to $3,000 to the China Youth Development Foundation and the Red Cross International Response Fund. [cite web |url=http://www.ml.com/index.asp?id=7695_7696_42133_42135_45194_45993|title=Merrill Lynch Gives $1 Million to Rebuild Schools in Earthquake Affected Areas in China|publisher=Official ml.com|accessdate=2008-06-04]

Malaysian Companies

*Star Publications (Malaysia) Berhad and Magnum Corporation presented $31,000 each to Chinese Ambassador to Malaysia Cheng Yong Hua on May 15, 2008. [cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/16/nation/21269752&sec=nation|title=MCA hopes for more donations |publisher=TheStar |accessdate=2008-05-16]
*Malaysia's Hai-O Group, which sells a wide range of Chinese herbal medicines, medicated wines and health care products, Saturday held a meeting to encourage its staff to donate more for the quake victims. The group has already donated $62,000 to Sichuan on May 13. [cite web |url=http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/6417831.html|title=More aid from abroad goes to China for quake relief |publisher=People's Daily Online |accessdate=2008-05-26]
*Malaysia's Penang Chinese Chamber of Commerce (PCCC) has donated $156,000 for the earthquake victims in Sichuan province, China through the Chinese embassy in Kuala Lumpur. [cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8187161.htm|title=Malaysia's PCCC to donate to earthquake victims in China |publisher=ChinaView |accessdate=2008-05-16]
*Berjaya Group Berhad donated $72,000 to the Sanhe City Charity Association, which was formed to provide financial aid to the victims of the earthquake. [cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/5/28/central/21334392&sec=central |title=More companies come forward with donations |publisher=TheStar |accessdate=2008-05-28]
*Easy Pha-Max Marketing Sdn Bhd donated $31,000 to the Sichuan victims, channelling the money to through the Chinese Embassy. [cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2008/5/28/central/21334392&sec=central |title=More companies come forward with donations |publisher=TheStar |accessdate=2008-05-28]
*Steven Yeam Networks(SYN) through the company's shareholders donated $56,000 to The Star's Sichuan Quake Fund on May 25, 2008. [cite web |url=http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/5/26/nation/21363292&sec=nation |title=Malaysians give generously |publisher=TheStar |accessdate=2008-05-26]
*Bonia Group has started the ball rolling by donating $46,000 with an additional $3000 collected from its staff. [cite web |url=http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Friday/Features/20080529153832/Article/indexF_html |title=A fall that led to a charity drive |publisher=TheStar |accessdate=2008-05-29]
*The Malaysia-China Friendship Association gave RM700,000 to the China State Bureau of Religious AffairsFact|date=July 2008
*The Malaysia-based Cheng Ho Multi Culture Education Trust had presented HK$2.2 million to the China State Bureau of Religious Affairs. [cite web |url=http://malaysia.news.yahoo.com/bnm/20080613/tts-quake-malaysia-2-last-beijing-993ba14.html |title=M'SIANS IN CHINA |publisher=Bernama |accessdate=2008-06-14]

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