• published: 16 Nov 2013
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Follow us on TWITTER: http://twitter.com/cnforbiddennews Like us on FACEBOOK: http://www.facebook.com/chinaforbiddennews Super typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines, and the international world give a helping hand. Compared to aid actions from other nations, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime gave very little aid. The CCP's aid donation was even less than that of IKEA, a Swedish furniture chain store. Foreign media says it seriously damaged the image of the CCP. Here is the report. narration: Facing tens of thousands of homeless victims from typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, abundant of foreign aid are like an international charity show. The United States dispatched an aircraft carrier named George Washington with 5000 crew and 80 aircrafts to deliver relief supplies to typhoon victims in the Philippines. The US also promised humanitarian aid of $20 million. Japan dispatched 1000 navy forces. England has dispatched an aircraft carrier named Illustrious with transport aircrafts, medical experts, and relief supplies worth $32 million. The CCP only donated $200,000 in name of the "Red Cross". On Nov. 14 it added relief supplies worth of $1.5 million. Swedish furniture giant IKEA donated $2.7 million, which is much more than the CCP donated. Associated Press points out that China and the US are competitive on their regional influence. But the CCP's action harmed its international image. UK media Reuters also indicated in report on 12th that the aid from the CCP to Philippine after the typhoon disaster is too small so the CCP has wasted the opportunity to build up good relations in southeast Asia region. Zheng Yushuo, professor of Political Science, City University, Hong Kong says that China and Philippines have territorial disputes in the south China sea, and some mainland Chinese also have nationalism towards the Philippines. The CCP leaders could have done better. Zheng Yushuo: "It's not smart to do that. As a big country, China should show its demeanor. It's an opportunity to win hearts and minds of the Filipinos and people of the ASEAN Regional." Hua Po, political observer in Beijing, also indicates that the CCP's action shows that it's narrow-minded. The CCP has lost credit on foreign affairs and in a dilemma. Hua Po: "While the disaster was hitting Philippine, the CCP was also in chaos of having the Third Plenum. If there wasn't that much struggle among the CCP's leadership, I think the CCP would have done a better job on aiding the Philippines at least on the surface." In fact, the CCP leader Xi Jinping sent a condolence telegram a few days after typhoon Haiyan hit the Philippines. Editorial of Party mouthpiece Global Times says: "The south ocean disputes between China and Philippines shouldn't keep on blocking the civil cooperations between the two countries." The report also criticize that China has indifferent attitude in aiding the Philippines so our own loss may be more than the Philippines has lost due to lack of aid in this disaster. Zheng Yongnian, the director of the East Asian Institute at National University of Singapore also believes that "China is still lacking in strategic thinking." But, the CCP has been generous to its communist brother countries. Last July, Global Times cited Korean media Central Daily's report, indicating that the CCP offered $100 billion to North Korea in the past 30 years. The aid of the CCP to Albania was even irrational. Since 1954, the CCP has offered Albania economic and military aid of more than 9 billion RMB. Even during 1960, the worst time during the Great Famine, the CCP gave Albania emergency assistance of 50,000 tons of food, donation of 250 million RMB, and 19 sets of projects. Analysis says if the food had been sent to the victims in Sichuan, Henan, and Anhui who were the hardest hit, at least one to two million people could have survived. Some scholars say the aid for Albania also led to 100 million illiterates in China. Hua Po: "In order to keep the Communist country in Europe, China had to keep people in Albania living a normal life, even if people in China were dying from hunger. China even fed the Hoxha regime in Albania." Hua Po indicates that the CCP's actions are considerd more from the perspective of ideology. Global Times also cited UK's Daily Telegraph on 14th Nov, indicating that the CCP lost battles on both morals and practice, which proves that the CCP still can't assume any responsibility of global power. 《神韵》2013世界巡演新亮点 http://www.ShenYunPerformingArts.org/