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56d658061c850414009470a7 | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | However, Reuters reported in June that, to date, Chinese prosecutors have joined an official inquiry into ten collapsed schools during May's devastating earthquake to gain first-hand material of construction quality at the collapsed schools, launch preliminary inquiries and prepare for possible investigations into prof... | Who has joined an official inquiry into the school scandal? | {
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56cee0eeaab44d1400b88bc3 | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | The New York Times reported that "government officials in Beijing and Sichuan have said they are investigating the collapses. In an acknowledgment of the weakness of building codes in the countryside, the National Development and Reform Commission said on May 27 that it had drafted an amendment to improve construction ... | What was given in exchange of signing the document? | {
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56d6622d1c850414009470dd | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | By May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China. The association has also collected a... | What famous basketball player made two large donations to the crisis? | {
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56d614dd1c85041400946f06 | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | Francis Marcus of the International Federation of the Red Cross praised the Chinese rescue effort as "swift and very efficient" in Beijing on Tuesday. But he added the scale of the disaster was such that "we can't expect that the government can do everything and handle every aspect of the needs". The Economist noted th... | What did Francis Marcus say of the Chinese relief effort? | {
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56d614dd1c85041400946f08 | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | Francis Marcus of the International Federation of the Red Cross praised the Chinese rescue effort as "swift and very efficient" in Beijing on Tuesday. But he added the scale of the disaster was such that "we can't expect that the government can do everything and handle every aspect of the needs". The Economist noted th... | What kind of attitude did Burma display in response to a cyclone a few days earlier? | {
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56d614dd1c85041400946f09 | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | Francis Marcus of the International Federation of the Red Cross praised the Chinese rescue effort as "swift and very efficient" in Beijing on Tuesday. But he added the scale of the disaster was such that "we can't expect that the government can do everything and handle every aspect of the needs". The Economist noted th... | How long before the quake did Cyclone Nargis strike Burma? | {
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56d646091c8504140094705d | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | All Mainland Chinese television stations (along with some stations in Hong Kong and expatriate communities) cancelled all regularly-scheduled programming, displayed their logo in grayscale, and replaced their cancelled programmes with live earthquake footage from CCTV-1 for multiple days after the quake. Even pay telev... | What did stations replace programming with? | {
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56d646091c8504140094705e | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | All Mainland Chinese television stations (along with some stations in Hong Kong and expatriate communities) cancelled all regularly-scheduled programming, displayed their logo in grayscale, and replaced their cancelled programmes with live earthquake footage from CCTV-1 for multiple days after the quake. Even pay telev... | What was the source of the live feeds? | {
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56d6488e1c8504140094706f | 2008_Sichuan_earthquake | Although the Chinese government was initially praised for its response to the quake (especially in comparison to Myanmar's ruling military junta's blockade of aid during Cyclone Nargis), it then saw an erosion in confidence over the school construction scandal. | What government blocked aid after Cyclone Nargis? | {
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