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含泪劝告 (hán lèi quàn gào): tearfully urge
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<h3>''hánlèi quàngào'' 含泪劝告</h3>
  
This phrase comes from an essay written by Yu Qiuyu several months after the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The title of the essay is “A Tearful Request for the Earthquake Survivors” (含泪劝告请愿灾民). In the essay, Yu urges parents of the approximately 9,000 students who died in poorly constructed buildings to stop their protests against the government. He suggests that the parents were being used by those with "[[ulterior motives]]" and by “anti-Chinese forces.” Yu’s essay can be found [http://en.chinaelections.org/NewsInfo.asp?newsID=17932 here] in translation and [http://yuqiuyu.blog.sohu.com/89351261.html here] in Chinese.
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[[File:tears.jpg|300px|thumb|right|''Yu Qiuyu with a copy of his inflammatory essay. (Artist: Ah Niu 阿牛)'']]Infamous appeal to victims of the [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/china/2008-sichuan-earthquake/ 2008 Sichuan earthquake] to stop complaining about the shoddy construction of schools, which led to the deaths of thousands of school children.  
  
Many netizens were angered by Yu’s essay, accusing him of trying to protect the corrupt politicians and contractors that led to the student deaths. Some “tearfully urged Yu Qiuyu to jump in a river” ([http://news.21cn.com/today/zhuanlan/2008/06/10/4824180.shtml 含泪劝告余秋雨去投江]).
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The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck mountainous Wenchuan County, Sichuan on May 12, 2008 [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/05/china-reports-student-toll-for-quake/ claimed the lives of over 5,000 children], whose poorly built "tofu dregs" schools collapsed on them. [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/03/china-quake-school-toll-stirs-grim-findings-anger/ Government buildings weathered the quake far better.] Angry parents were [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/05/chinese-official-on-his-knees-begs-parents-of-children-killed-in-quake-not-to-protest/ begged] to stop protesting. Some were [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/06/chinese-police-drag-grieving-parents-from-protest/ detained] at the scene or at protests, while others [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/06/chinese-parents-call-off-quake-memorial-after-official-warning/ called off memorials] following official warnings.  
  
There have been many parodies of the phrase “tearfully urge” (see, [http://blog.gxnews.com.cn/u/15318/a/231572.html here]).
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A month after the quake, literary figure [http://paper-republic.org/authors/yu-qiuyu/ Yu Qiuyu] penned the essay "[http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2008/06/yu-qiuyu-tearfully-asking-the-victims-not-be-used-by-anti-chinese-forces/ A Tearful Request for the Earthquake Survivors]" ([http://yuqiuyu.blog.sohu.com/89351261.html 含泪劝告请愿灾民]), in which he implored parents to stop their protests. He suggested the parents were being used by those with "[[ulterior motives]]" and by "anti-Chinese forces." Many netizens accused Yu of trying to protect the corrupt politicians and contractors whose greed and negligence had led to so many deaths. Some "tearfully urged Yu Qiuyu to jump in a river" ([http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:DwoEWgRgu7AJ:blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_53cea49101009gzg.html+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ca 含泪劝告余秋雨去投江]).
  
Angered by the criticism and the parodies of his essay, Yu Qiuyu wrote an essay entitled, "You Are Not Permitted To Continue Insulting The Chinese People." ([http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090523_1.htm English] | [http://bbs.qianlong.com/thread-1634559-1-1.html Chinese])
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Angered by the criticism and the parodies of his essay, Yu wrote a reply to his critics, "[http://www.zonaeuropa.com/20090523_1.htm You Are Not Permitted to Continue Insulting the Chinese People]" ([http://bbs.qianlong.com/thread-1634559-1-1.html 不准继续侮辱中国人]).
  
[[File:tears.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''Yu Qiuyu with a copy of his essay "A Tearful Request to the Earthquake Survivors."'']]
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Blogger Huang Lin has written an [http://blog.gxnews.com.cn/u/15318/a/231572.html exposition on the "fashion of the tearfully urging writing style."]
  
[[File:tears2.jpg|500px|thumb|center|''Banner reads, "The children did not die directly from the natural disaster; they died because of dangerous buildings."'']]
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Artist Ai Weiwei lead an effort to collect the names of the schoolchildren, resulting in the performance piece "[http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/05/ai-weiwei-%E8%89%BE%E6%9C%AA%E6%9C%AA-commemoration-%E5%BF%B5/ Commemoration]." He and the volunteers who came with him to Sichuan faced [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2009/04/ai-weiwei-%E2%80%9Cgangsters-in-the-government%E2%80%9D/ police harassment]. Ai also created an [https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2018/feb/15/ai-weiwei-remembering-sichuan-earthquake installation spelling out a quote from one grieving mother]—'she lived happily on this earth for seven years'—using 9,000 student backpacks. The activist [http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2010/02/china-sentences-quake-activist-to-5-years-jail/ Tan Zuoren served a five-year sentence] for "inciting subversion of state power" after he tried to compile a list of the children's names.
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In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of the deadly quake, Wenchuan County officials announced that May 12, 2018 would be declared a day of "thanksgiving" for government rebuilding efforts over the previous decade. This announcement [https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/10/world/asia/china-sichuan-earthquake-thanksgiving.html drew scorn from Chinese web-users] who felt that a day of memorial for the many thousands of lives lost would be far more appropriate. 
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In an interview with CDT, historian [https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/interview-jeremy-brown-learning-lessons-maintaining-stability-accidents-disasters Jeremy Brown explained that "handling" of grieving parents is a common pattern following "sudden incidents."] After the deaths of 288 schoolchildren in the [[leaders first | 1994 Karamay fire]], for example, parents "became targeted as troublemakers and came under surveillance themselves."
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<blockquote> The Party’s definition of tufashijian includes three things: accidents, natural disasters, and protests, or political disturbances. The Party has decided to put these three things together. I think that’s also a case of "lesson not learned" from all the targeting of families and accident victims that we’ve seen throughout the Mao period and continuing into today. There’s an automatic assumption by putting those things together that these are threats to the stability of the Communist Party, and so they need to be handled in the same way. Instead of being transparent, or treating accident victims compassionately, the impulse is to cover it up, and target them for surveillance and crackdowns. Because that’s what you do to a protest, right?</blockquote>
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<blockquote> I think there’s a recognition by putting natural disasters in the same category as accidents that the Party’s going to be judged based on its handling of it, and that people are going to make the links between infrastructure and casualty patterns. [[https://chinadigitaltimes.net/2017/08/interview-jeremy-brown-learning-lessons-maintaining-stability-accidents-disasters/ Source]]</blockquote>
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See also [[even the destruction is a blessing]].
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2018年5月10日 (四) 20:00的版本

hánlèi quàngào 含泪劝告

Yu Qiuyu with a copy of his inflammatory essay. (Artist: Ah Niu 阿牛)

Infamous appeal to victims of the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to stop complaining about the shoddy construction of schools, which led to the deaths of thousands of school children.

The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck mountainous Wenchuan County, Sichuan on May 12, 2008 claimed the lives of over 5,000 children, whose poorly built "tofu dregs" schools collapsed on them. Government buildings weathered the quake far better. Angry parents were begged to stop protesting. Some were detained at the scene or at protests, while others called off memorials following official warnings.

A month after the quake, literary figure Yu Qiuyu penned the essay "A Tearful Request for the Earthquake Survivors" (含泪劝告请愿灾民), in which he implored parents to stop their protests. He suggested the parents were being used by those with "ulterior motives" and by "anti-Chinese forces." Many netizens accused Yu of trying to protect the corrupt politicians and contractors whose greed and negligence had led to so many deaths. Some "tearfully urged Yu Qiuyu to jump in a river" (含泪劝告余秋雨去投江).

Angered by the criticism and the parodies of his essay, Yu wrote a reply to his critics, "You Are Not Permitted to Continue Insulting the Chinese People" (不准继续侮辱中国人).

Blogger Huang Lin has written an exposition on the "fashion of the tearfully urging writing style."

Artist Ai Weiwei lead an effort to collect the names of the schoolchildren, resulting in the performance piece "Commemoration." He and the volunteers who came with him to Sichuan faced police harassment. Ai also created an installation spelling out a quote from one grieving mother—'she lived happily on this earth for seven years'—using 9,000 student backpacks. The activist Tan Zuoren served a five-year sentence for "inciting subversion of state power" after he tried to compile a list of the children's names.

In the lead-up to the 10th anniversary of the deadly quake, Wenchuan County officials announced that May 12, 2018 would be declared a day of "thanksgiving" for government rebuilding efforts over the previous decade. This announcement drew scorn from Chinese web-users who felt that a day of memorial for the many thousands of lives lost would be far more appropriate.

In an interview with CDT, historian Jeremy Brown explained that "handling" of grieving parents is a common pattern following "sudden incidents." After the deaths of 288 schoolchildren in the 1994 Karamay fire, for example, parents "became targeted as troublemakers and came under surveillance themselves."

The Party’s definition of tufashijian includes three things: accidents, natural disasters, and protests, or political disturbances. The Party has decided to put these three things together. I think that’s also a case of "lesson not learned" from all the targeting of families and accident victims that we’ve seen throughout the Mao period and continuing into today. There’s an automatic assumption by putting those things together that these are threats to the stability of the Communist Party, and so they need to be handled in the same way. Instead of being transparent, or treating accident victims compassionately, the impulse is to cover it up, and target them for surveillance and crackdowns. Because that’s what you do to a protest, right?

I think there’s a recognition by putting natural disasters in the same category as accidents that the Party’s going to be judged based on its handling of it, and that people are going to make the links between infrastructure and casualty patterns. [Source]

See also even the destruction is a blessing.