On February 11, a mother and daughter from Chengdu died in the earthquake in Hualien County. 47-year-old Yang Lirong and her 19-year-old daughter Li Yangqi, who live in Guangdong, came to Taiwan for a free trip on the eve of the Spring Festival, but they did not expect to encounter an earthquake. It is reported that their trip was from Guangdong.
The relevant person in charge of the Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office stated that on the morning of the 8th, the Sichuan Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office received reports from the Association for Cross-Strait Relations and the Guangdong Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office about the situation. The Sichuan Provincial Taiwan Affairs Office and the Chengdu Taiwan Affairs Office immediately launched an emergency response plan for Taiwan-related emergencies, contacted the relatives of the deceased to express condolences and condolences, assisted the relatives of the deceased in going to Taiwan, and coordinated with the public security entry-exit management department to open a green channel for the families of the victims. .
Yang Lirong’s sister and brother-in-law were scheduled to fly to Taiwan on the evening of February 9. They arrived at Taoyuan Airport at around 11 o’clock that night and were accompanied by personnel from relevant departments to go through immigration procedures. After the two entered the country, they were assisted by travel agency personnel to travel to Hualien, and relevant departments also provided necessary assistance.
Both sides of the Taiwan Strait are like one family, and a friend in need is a friend indeed. After the disaster, all sectors of society in Sichuan have been paying close attention to the rescue progress. The Taiwan Affairs Office of Sichuan Province promptly expressed concerns and concerns to Hualien County Magistrate Fu Kunqi, Hualien compatriots, Taiwan Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, etc. through various channels such as phone calls, text messages, WeChat, and letters of condolences. Express condolences and express “willingness to provide relevant support and assistance if necessary.” On the 9th, the Sichuan Cross-Strait Exchange Promotion Association stated that it would donate 300,000 yuan to compatriots in the disaster area.
After the "5.12" Wenchuan earthquake, Shifang City in Deyang, which received substantial donations from the Taiwan Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, acted quickly after the earthquake and issued donations to the foundation in the name of the municipal party committee and municipal government. Send a letter of condolences and express condolences to the affected compatriots in Hualien County through it. Deyang Shifang City organized relevant parties to donate more than 130,000 yuan to compatriots in the disaster area through the Taiwan Tzu Chi Charity Foundation, of which the Shifang Municipal Party Committee and Municipal Government donated 100,000 yuan; the Shifang City Taiwan Affairs Office and the Taiwan Federation of Associations donated 2,400 yuan; Taiwan Tzu Chi Teachers, students and parents of Shifang Fangting Tzu Chi Middle School, Luoshui Tzu Chi Middle School and Luoshui Tzu Chi Primary School assisted by the charity foundation donated more than 29,000 yuan. In addition, teachers and students from these schools also wrote a batch of calligraphy works to cheer up the people in the disaster areas at the fundraising site, which will be sent to the disaster areas together with the donations.