Economic Impact Of China's Great Quake
                   
forbes.com     May 13, 2008            

HONG KONG - The largest earthquake to hit China in more than 30 years is likely to wreak great economic damage on Sichuan province and the nearby megacity of Chongqing, but not on China as a whole. In the immediate term, it could fuel price inflation in southwestern China for food and consumer... [read full story]                    


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username bosch - May 13, 2008 4:17:08 PM
It's so wird that that there are more articles about economic consequences of the earthquake. And so few about people suffering. I can be wrong but it seems to cynic for me. I think that if the tragedy happened in US or Europe, there would be much less articles on economic impact but much more emphasis on human tragedy.
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