Sichuan, China: An Earthquake that Brought Together Local, National, and International Communities Relief Efforts

Earthquake activity in Mainland China's Sichuan Province has a long history. Wenchuan County of Sichuan Province suffered a magnitude 0 earthquake on May 12, 2008. According to the State Council Information Bureau, the number of casualties caused by the disaster is about 70,000, of which about 10,000 are confirmed to be school-aged children, 7,000 dead classrooms and more than 18,000 dead are missing It was reported. .

The Sichuan earthquake in 2008 was also strong as well, with a magnitude of 8.0 with a magnitude of 8.0. But it occurred in mountainous areas, relief activities obviously hampered by the geographical composition of the nearby land. Nonetheless, due to differences in political, social and technical environments, Sichuan Earthquake Response System is faster and more organized than Tangshan. The Chinese government allows international aid and open media to enter the disaster area

Major natural disasters in 2008, such as the 2008 China Winter Storm, the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake, and the 2008 South China Floods, had a minor impact on domestic economic growth, but regional and regional economies And serious damage to the infrastructure. Sichuan's second quarter growth rate fell to 4.6%, but in 2008 it recovered to 9.5% annual growth rate. Since the earthquake on May 12th, the efforts of large-scale reconstruction continue, it is expected to last at least three years. Several factories were closed and relocated due to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, but the Olympics had little impact on Beijing's overall economic growth. Because the export-oriented economy is largely dependent on international trade, the global financial crisis of 2008-99 had a serious impact on the Chinese economy. However, almost all explanations of government stimulus packages have been very successful.

Compared with the Sichuan earthquake, the earthquake in Japan caused a greater global economic impact. The Sichuan Earthquake occupies only 2% of China's GDP, resulting in a 0.2% decline in China's economic growth rate. Japan's earthquake, which is the main power source of many large-scale industries such as the automobile industry, Fuji Heavy Industries, Sony, nuclear reactors, became a major industrial field, many industries were shut down and no longer produced. In addition, the earthquake caused a loss of 100 billion dollars. As Japan stopped importing oil from other countries and was one of the world's largest oil importing countries, crude oil prices fell by 3% due to the earthquake. Finally, coal that fell from the earthquake from the Australian iron ore is the second largest trading partner. Therefore, the earthquake in Japan has a greater global economic impact than the Sichuan earthquake in China.