Navarro's China Effect -- The Sichuan Earthquake

The overwhelming spin in the media these days is that the Chinese government is doing a great job in providing disaster relief for the recent deadly earthquake. While at least some of this praise is justified, just imagine if your government forced you to have only one child -- under penalty of sterilization, beatings, or stiff fines. Imagine further that your one child was then crushed to death during an earthquake because that same government allowed your child's school to be built with shoddy building materials and in violation of numerous building codes.
For many grieving Chinese parents, this stark imagining has become harsh reality.

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