帮助中国是文明人的责任
来源：韩国《中央日报》
中国四川12日发生7.8级地震。这场地震几乎和1976年导致24万人丧生的那场唐山大地震一样强烈。这两场自然灾难相当于252枚原子弹爆炸。
我们说不出话来。灾难是难以量化计算的，我们向中国人民及其政府表示诚挚的慰问。
这场大地震是无法控制的自然灾害和人道主义灾难。中国政府称这场地震是“大灾难”，并派出紧急救援队伍。帮助中国政府是文明人的责任。
作为邻国的韩国应该向前迈出一步，提供帮助。我们应该准备好和中国政府密切合作。
中国政府的危机管理技巧正面临考验。这场强大的地震发生之时，距离北京奥运开幕只剩下88天。
中国最近一直在遭殃。大暴雪、西藏危机、奥运火炬示威、肠道病毒的蔓延。四川的地震雪上加霜。
中国政府迅速回应这场危机。中国总理温家宝和人民解放军赶赴灾区提供支持。
我们希望中国克服这次悲剧，希望奥运顺利举行。同时，我们也必须关注缅甸的危机。纳尔吉斯冲击伊洛瓦底河三角洲，造成超过十万人死亡或失踪。批评缅甸军政府对灾难的回应毫无意义。这是另一场人道危机，我们必须提供缅甸所需要的援助。
地震和暴风是无分国界的，各族民众都可能会因它们而受苦。（原题：中国危机）
英文原文地址：http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2889757
英文原文：China crisis
May 14, 2008
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook Sichuan Province in China on Monday. It was almost as powerful as the 1976 quake in Tangshan, China, which killed at least 240,000 people. The magnitude of the two natural disasters can be compared to the blast of 252 atomic bombs.
We are speechless. It would be difficult to calculate the amount of damage that occurred and we express our sincere condolences to the Chinese people and its government.
This powerful earthquake was an uncontrollable natural disaster and a humanitarian catastrophe.
It is the responsibility of civilized people to help the Chinese government, which called the quake “a major disaster” and launched its emergency rescue teams.
South Korea, a neighboring country, should step forward and offer help. We should be prepared to work closely with the Chinese government.
The Chinese government is testing its crisis management skills. The powerful tremors occurred just 88 days before the Beijing Olympics, which start on Aug. 8.
China has been suffering of late. There were the heavy snow storms early this year, the Tibet crisis, the Olympic torch protests and the spread of a stomach virus. The Sichuan earthquake has added to the people’s suffering.
The Chinese government was seen to respond to the crisis with speed. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and the People’s Liberation Army rushed to the disaster site to provide support.
We hope China overcomes this tragedy and that the Olympics proceed smoothly. At the same time, we have to pay attention to the crisis in Myanmar.
More than 100,000 people were killed or are missing after Cyclone Nargis hit the delta region of the Ayeyarwady River.
It is meaningless to criticize the country’s military rulers’ response to the disaster. This is another humanitarian crisis and we have to provide the assistance Myanmar needs.
Earthquakes and storms respect no national borders and people of all races suffer.