Jottings from the Granite Studio

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Drought in Sichuan and the "unsettling" of people’s hearts

September 5th, 2006 · No Comments

Southwest China is suffering from one of the worst droughts in 50 years and some farmers are blaming the government. China Digital Times has a great collection of links regarding the drought including CNN video of interviews with farmers in the area.
Many of the farmers blamed the goverment for failing to relieve the water shortage. [...]

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