[2008.05.17] Days of disaster 灾难里的日日夜夜

China’s earthquake
中国地震

Days of disaster
灾难里的日日夜夜

May 15th 2008 | BEIJING AND DUJIANGYAN
From The Economist print edition

Two natural disasters; two very different responses. We look first at the government’s response to the earthquake in China, then at poor Myanmar
两场自然灾害,两种不同的反应。我们首先关注中国政府对地震的反应,然后再转向不幸的缅甸

“DON’T cry, don’t cry. It’s a disaster, and you’ve survived,” China’s prime minister, Wen Jiabao, told weeping orphans in a town almost flattened by the country’s worst natural disaster in more than 30 years. Mr Wen’s awkward words may have done little to calm the bereaved children. But amid the huge destruction caused by the earthquake of May 12th, China’s leaders thus far have scored some unusual public-relations successes.

“别哭,别哭,这是一场灾难,你们幸存下来了。”中国总理温家宝在一个几乎被地震夷为平地的镇上安慰哭泣的孤儿,中国遭受了近三十年来最为严重的自然灾 害。温总理笨拙的语言可能对于安慰这些失去双亲的儿童没有太大的作用,但是在5月12日这场地震造成的巨大损失中,中国领导人在这次非同寻常的公众关系处理 上获得了迄今为止最大的成功。

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[2006.09.21][China]Face value: China’s pied piper中国网络先锋

Face value
商界精英

China’s pied piper
中国网络先锋
Sep 21st 2006
From The Economist print edition

Jack Ma is attracting a following among entrepreneurs in China and internet companies worldwide
马云领引中国乃至世界的网络创业者

ON A rainy weekend this month 10,000 businessmen, hobby traders and “netheads” gathered in Hangzhou, a pretty Chinese city near Shanghai, to talk about e-commerce. Most went to meet and swap tips with other online traders. All came to the “Alifest” to sit at the feet of Jack Ma, a pixie-sized, boyish 42-year-old who is the founder of Alibaba, an e-commerce firm, and is regarded as the godfather of the internet in China. In a country where businessmen are viewed with suspicion, his popularity is unusual. When he was invited recently to speak in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People, Mr Ma needed six bodyguards to escape a mob of online traders waiting outside to give him a hug.
就在本月一个阴雨绵绵的周末,10,000名商人,收藏品交易者和“网虫”聚集在杭州,这个靠近上海的一个美丽的城市,探讨着有关电子商务的问题。他们都是来参加一个叫“Alifest”的网络商业大会,目的是与网上交易者见面,彼此交流心得体会。会议的组织者是一个42岁,有着孩子气,“精灵式”的人物。他就是电子商务公司阿里巴巴的创始人,被看作是中国“互联网教父”,名字叫马云。在这个有着“无商不奸”观念的国家里,他的受欢迎度显得不同寻常。在近期受邀于人民大会堂的演讲活动中,马云被6名保镖簇拥着,以防范在外面等候的网上交易商的过分热情。
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