China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake

[brentspeak]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110314/ap_on_re_as/as_new_zealand_quake_china

China wants 'one-child' compensation over NZ quake

– Mon Mar 14, 2:45 am ET

WELLINGTON, New Zealand – A Chinese official said Monday that New Zealand should consider special compensation to parents of Chinese students killed in an earthquake last month because their loss was magnified under the country's one-child policy.

Seven students from China have been identified among the 166 confirmed deaths in the quake that devastated Christchurch city on Feb. 22, and as many as 20 others are still missing.

Chinese Embassy official Cheng Lei said Monday that Chinese quake victims had lost not just their only child, but also a future breadwinner.

He said New Zealand should consider providing additional financial assistance to those families.

I'm surprised China didn't demand that New Zealand apologize for the audacity of having the earthquake.

[BillyJack]

1. FAIL@China n/t

[Dawson Leery]

2. China will be the antagonist this century.

[Angry Dragon]

3. Perhaps China should change their laws so parents are not

put in the position of losing their only breadwinner

[FreakinDJ]

4. Actually they are asking for MORE Money

disgusting

[Skittles]

5. how is that New Zealand's fault?

[loudsue]

7. Sounds just like the republicans way of reasoning things out.

No wonder the bush cartel couldn't wait to make it a new world order. They were aspiring to become chinese dictators.

Have I mentioned that China isn't my favorite country politically? And which party is it that is shipping all things good about America over there, and bringing all that sucks about China over here? Oh, yes. It's BOTH parties.... In the pockets of the global corporations that brung 'em to the dance.

[somone]

6. WTF

[johnroshan]

8. They're becoming increasingly irrational!

Why would NZ pay for a failure in Chinese policy?

[dgibby]

9. Perhaps New Zealand should deport all Chinese and close

their borders to China until they come to their senses.

[HEyHEY]

10. Typical Chinese bullshit.

In this day and age who asks for money from a dead child because they may be "bread winners." As well, if these kids were studying in New Zealand, their parents already have SHITLOADS OF MONEY.

New Zealand should release a statement saying China "hurt the feelings of the New Zealand people"

[jpak]

11. Sue Mother Earth assholes

She done it

yup

[Abq_Sarah]

12. Sounds like its the fault of China, not NZ

Not that China would ever take responsibility.

[lonestarnot]

13. Pugs love chinese leadership and way of doing business.

[HEyHEY]

14. NZ should ask China what it compensated parents in Sichuan