When a 7.9 earthquake shook Sichuan province, China, last Monday, buildings constructed in two weeks fell to the ground in seconds. More than 30,000 people died. The Chinese government expects the number to climb to 50,000.This Monday, China started a period of national mourning. The 1.3 million people, hustling and bustling to become the worlds biggest economy, fell silent for three minutes to mourn the victims of the worst natural Replica IWC 5240-05 Portuguese Minute Repeater watch disaster theyve seen in decades. Its much more time than was needed for the earthquake to take down buildings, break up highways, and bury towns. The devastation left in the earthquakes wake served as a reminder that for all of Chinas power, much of the population still lives in subpar, third-world conditions. And they are as vulnerable to the earths hiccups as the rest of the worlds poor.--Joe Spring
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