Do Public Lists Showing Quake Donations by The Rich Serve A Purpose?
2008-06-27
Beijing Review 2008年25期
The dust is slowly settling after the Sichuan quake and as restructuring work gets into full swing, the billions of yuan in donations is slowly finding their way to the victims on the ground. Along with the mon-ey, has come a new phenomenon. A ream of lists showing how much money Chinese celebrities and wealthy business people have donated are now freely available on the Internet and the subject of much attention by a critical public, seemingly eager to pass judgment.