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Gov't plans special fiscal aid for flood-hit regions

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Plans? What joke is that ? People need money and help now, not later; Japanese are suffering in real time, not in imagination.

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zichi, China will do everything to support Japanese people if needed. There is protocols as what to do and what not. Taiwan people, aka Chinese people, already did something to help, though for a different purpose, mainly to cause international attention by Taiwan provincial govt.

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Like they promised for the 2011 earthquake relief fund? We all know billions of dollars went conveniently missing! Many of the affected then said they'd never trust the government ever again.

Mark my words... time will tell.

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Taiwan people, aka Chinese people

Oh no you didn't!

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Belrick, To Japanese people, Taiwan people are Chinese people; to Japanese govt, Chinese govt is the only Chinese govt; to Japanese history, Taiwan history is always a part of Chinese history.

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ask for their accounts.

International charities hand all the funds to Japanese officials, for each disaster. They are probably obligated by law.

Following the 3/11 mega disaster countries from the world donated more than $800 million which went directly to the surviving victims. America alone donated $730 million.*

"America" did help a lot with its armies (the canadair watering the plant, the rescues...). Thanks, really. Well, as occupants, they were better prepared and equipped than China...plus they forbid Chinese army to come, don't they ?

The donations you mention are private. Intention was lovely. Effect... was psychological. Victims were glad to hear about money... that was not forwarded to them. Victims spent months eating noodles and bread in gyms (as government did not accept to move them to other regions of Japan, and they couldn't go themselves as they were not handed donations that could have allowed them to buy train/plane tickets and then take a hotel room, rent a flat...). After it was decided they had to be for years in temp accommodation (as of 2018 , many are still waiting a rebuilding in same disaster prone area). Those that moved and/or paid their new house/flat, they receive nothing, so officials declare that there is enough money to buy cool stuff (in Kobe there was Luminarie, in Fukushima a park with pandas... memorials, memorial events...). It's not lack of funds. It's the problem of the system of victim relief in Japan. It would be better managed by insurances than by politicians.

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