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The '''[[2008 Sichuan earthquake]]''', magnitude 8. [[Moment magnitude scale|M<sub>w</sub>]], occurred at 14:28:01.42 [[China Standard Time|CST]] (06:28:01.42 [[UTC]]) on 12 May 2008,<ref>{{cite news|first=|last=|title=Strong earthquake hits southwest China|date=2008-05-12|publisher=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK23117420080512|work=|pages=|accessdate= 2008-05-13}}</ref> with its [[epicenter]] in [[Wenchuan County]], [[Sichuan]] province of the People's Republic of China. The disaster galvanized the [[CANGOs]] into soliciting numerous monetary donations and other forms of aid from across the globe, which has exceeded a collective total of $456.9 million [[USD]] in cash contributions from sources outside the country. Inside mainland China, by May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public alone, including 4.185 billion yuan in the first week.<ref>{{cite web▼
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▲The '''[[2008 Sichuan earthquake]]''', magnitude 87.9. [[MomentRichter magnitude scale|M<sub>wL</sub>]], occurred at 14:28:01.42 [[ChinaTime Standardin TimeChina|CST]] (06:28:01.42 [[Coordinated Universal Time|UTC]]) on 12 May 2008,<ref>{{cite news|first=|last= |title=Strong earthquake hits southwest China|date=2008-05-12 May 2005|publisherwork=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUSPEK23117420080512 |work=|pages=|accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-13 May 2008}}</ref> with its [[epicenter]] in [[Wenchuan County]], [[Sichuan]] province of the People's Republic of China. The disaster galvanized the [[CANGOs]]{{Clarify|date=January 2023|reason=Is this related to a QUANGO?}} into soliciting numerous monetary donations and other forms of aid from across the globe, which has exceeded a collective total of [[United States dollar|US$]]456.9 million [[USD]] in cash contributions from sources outside the country. Inside mainland China, by May 14 May, the [[Ministry of Civil Affairs]] stated that [[Yuan (currency)|¥]] 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public alone, including ¥ 4.185 billion yuan in the first week.<ref>{{cite web
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| style="text-align:center; background:#cdcdcd;"|'''Government'''
| style="text-align:center; background:#cdcdcd;"|'''Monetary aid ([[United States Dollardollar|USD]])'''
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;" |Algeria|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,000,000<ref name="international aid 2">{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2008-05/17/content_8190402.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085540/http://news.xinhuanet.com/world/2008-05/17/content_8190402.htm | archive-date= 17 May 2008| title= The International Community continues to send condolences and donations regarding the Sichuan Earthquake| date= 2008-05-17 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-17 May 2008 | language= Chinese zh}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;" |Australia|| style="background:#ddd;"|4,500,000<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.dfat.gov.au |title= homepage of Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade |work= | publisher= [[Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (Australia)|DFAT]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-27 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"| Prime Minister [[Kevin Rudd]] sentiments, spoken in Chinese, were broadcast on [[Closed-circuit television|CCTV]]: "I feel deeply saddened to hear that China was struck by a devastating earthquake. On behalf of all Australian people, I express deep sympathy."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uqG_5dCCUg |title=Kevin Rudd, mandarin sympathy for China earthquake victims|publisherwebsite=[[YouTube]]|date=27 May 2008-05-20 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=27 May 2008|language=zh}}</ref>
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Bangladesh|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|5,000<ref name="international aid 5"/>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|10 tons of relief materials<ref name="international aid 5"/> || style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Bangladeshi President [[Iajuddin Ahmed]] and caretaker government Chief Adviser [[Fakhruddin Ahmed]] expressed deep shock at the loss of lives and property and conveyed their deepest and sincere sympathy to the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8172852.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524092837/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8172852.htm |archive-date=24 May 2008 |title=Bangladeshi leaders express shock at losses in China's earthquake|publisher=Xinhua|date=2008-05-14|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=15 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Belgium|| style="background:#ddd;"|1,026,349<ref>{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8173282.htm | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080528101912/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8173282.htm | archive-date= 28 May 2008 | title= Belgium pledges extra earthquake relief aid to China| date= 2008-05-15 May 2008 |publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]| accessdateaccess-date= 27 May 2008-05-20 }}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Bosnia and Herzegovina||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|70,000<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.oslobodjenje.ba/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=53121&Itemid=47 | title= No rescue for Chinese students| date= 2008-05-16 May 2008 |publisher= Newspaper Bosnia| accessdateaccess-date= 27 May 2008-05-20 | language= Bosnian bs}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Botswana|| style="background:#ddd;"|150,000<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Brazil
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|The Brazilian government, through its embassy in Beijing, has sent humanitarian aid in the form of food, blankets and tents.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=5447 | title= Press Release #246: Humanitarian aid to the earthquake victims in China | date= 2008-05-16 | work=May 2008 | publisher= Ministry of External Relations of Brazil | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-17 |May deadurl= yes2008 | archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080520061546/http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=5447 | archivedatearchive-date= 2008-05-20 | df= May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Cambodia|| style="background:#ddd;"|10,000<ref>{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8171638.htm | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080517103012/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8171638.htm | archive-date= 17 May 2008 | title= Cambodian Red Cross donates $10,000 to help China's quake relief efforts | date= 2008-05-14 |work=May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]] | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-14 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Canada
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,000,000<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/FRA-516145415-Q6Z| title= Canada Announces Additional Support for Victims of the Earthquake in China's Sichuan Province| date= 2008-05-16 |work=May 2008 | publisher= [[Canadian International Development Agency|CIDA]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-16 May 2008}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|The [[Canadian Medical Assistance Team]]<ref>[http://www.canadianmedicalteams.org Canadian Medical Assistance Teams]</ref> sent doctors and paramedics to [[Chengdu]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2008/05/18/china-doctors.html?ref=rss| title=Canadian doctors head to China quake zone| date=2008-05-18 |work=May 2008 | publisher= [[CBC.ca|CBC]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-22 May 2008}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|“We are greatly saddened by the news that thousands lost their lives and that hundreds of children who were at school at the time are trapped in the debris. —[[Maxime Bernier]]”<br>“Our thoughts are with the victims of this terrible tragedy and their families… Canada stands ready to help should China request any assistance in its humanitarian relief efforts" —Minister of International Cooperation, Beverley[[Bev Oda]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?isRedirect=True&Language=E&publication_id=386169&docnumber=113 |title=CANADA OFFERS CONDOLENCES TO CHINA AFTER SICHUAN EARTHQUAKE|publisher=|date=2008-05-12 May 2005 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=17 May 2008 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517170230/http://w01.international.gc.ca/MinPub/Publication.aspx?isRedirect=True&Language=E&publication_id=386169&docnumber=113 |archivedate=2008archive-05-17|dfdate=17 May 2008}}</ref><br>“Canada is deeply concerned about the impact of the earthquake and this support will help ensure that the basic needs of affected communities are met quickly and effectively… In the face of so much devastation, Canada will continue to work closely with trusted partners to help bring relief to those affected and provide support as people rebuild their lives and communities.” —[[Maxime Bernier]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/CIDAWEB/acdicida.nsf/En/FRA-516145415-Q6Z/ |title= Canadian Canada Announces Additional Support for Victims of the Earthquake in China's Sichuan Province|date=2008-05-16|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=17 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Denmark|| style="background:#ddd;"|750,000<ref name="international aid 2"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Estonia|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|49,000<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_138/9707.html?arhiiv_kuup=kuup_2008| title= Estonia Helps Victims of Earthquake in China with Half a Million Kroons| date= 2008-05-15| work=May 2008| publisher= [[Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs|Estonian Foreign Ministry]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-18| deadurl=May yes2008| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080522081854/http://www.vm.ee/eng/kat_138/9707.html?arhiiv_kuup=kuup_2008| archivedatearchive-date= 2008-05-22| df=May 2008}}</ref> || style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Finland|| style="background:#ddd;"|1,200,000<ref name="Finnishaid">{{cite web | url= http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/oikea/id91318.html| title= The Finnish Red Cross is sending tents to China| date= 2008-05-21 May 2008 | publisher= [[Finnish Broadcasting Company]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-25 May 2008 | language= Finnishfi}}</ref><ref name="Finnishaid2">{{cite web | url= http://www.yle.fi/uutiset/24h/id95414.html| title= Finland is sending more help to China| date=4 July 2008-07-04 | publisher= [[Finnish Broadcasting Company]]| accessdateaccess-date= 5 July 2008-07-05 | language= Finnishfi}}</ref> || style="background:#ddd;"|The [[Finnish Red Cross]] have sent 8,000 [[tent]]stents, each accommodating 6 people each. Some of the tents are equipped with a [[stove]] so they can be used around the year and in winter conditions. [[Finnair]] transported them to China on its own expense and the [[Red Cross Society of China|Chinese Red Cross]] took care of the delivery of the aid to [[Sichuan|Sichuan Province]].<ref name="Finnishaid"/>
 
The [[Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)|Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland]] and the [[Finnish Defence Force]] are sending 1,000 more army tents, each accommodating 20 people. Tents can be used around the year and in cold conditions. [[Finnish Defence Force]] is also sending 30,000 [[blanket]]sblankets with the tents. Relief will be delivered to China by the Chinese [[Embassy]] in Finland.<ref name="Finnishaid2"/>
| style="background:#ddd;"| On 13 May, Mrs. [[Tarja Halonen]], [[President of Finland|President of the Republic of Finland]] sent a condolence [[telegraph]] to H.E. Mr. [[Hu Jintao]], [[President of the People's Republic of China]].
 
The [[Prime Minister of Finland]], [[Matti Vanhanen]]: "On behalf of [[Finnish governmentGovernment]], I express deep condolence to the victims of [[earthquake]]searthquakes and to the Chinese People", on 19 May, at the Chinese [[Embassy]] in Finland.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.chinaembassy-fi.org/eng/xwdt/t437707.htm| title= Finnish Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen Expressed Condolence to the Victims of Sichuan Earthquakes| date= 27 May 2008-05-20 | publisher= Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Republic of Finland| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-25 May 2008 |archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080520190035/http://www.chinaembassy-fi.org/eng/xwdt/t437707.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedatearchive-date = 2008-05-20 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| France|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|385,500268200<ref name="Frenchaid">{{citeCite news|url=http://www.cctv.com/english/20080514/112880.shtmlweb |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=May 2008-05-20 |title=MoreEarthquake worldin leadersChina(14 offerMay sympathy over2008) |url=https://reliefweb.int/report/china/earthquake in China-china-may-14-2008 |publisherwebsite=CCTV.comRelief Web}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;" |Tents, sleeping bags, blankets, tarpaulins, cooking kits and other materials<ref{{Citation nameneeded|date="Frenchaid"/>October 2020}} || style="background:#f0f0f0;" |"I would like to let you know that I am deeply moved and would like to assure you of France's support for the Chinese people in this difficult moment." —[[Nicolas Sarkozy]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapacific/view/347419/1/.html |title=World powers, Asian neighbours offer help after China quake|publisher= [[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=2008-05-13 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Germany|| style="background:#ddd;"|31,000,000<ref>{{cite web| url= http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1411342.php/Steinmeier_calls_for_open_dialogue_in_China_visits_quake-hit_area| title= Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao thanked Germany for its earthquake relief aid| date= 2008-06-15 June 2008| publisher= Deutsche Presse Agentur| accessdate= 2008-06access-date=24| deadurl=June yes2008| archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110520043313/http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/asiapacific/news/article_1411342.php/Steinmeier_calls_for_open_dialogue_in_China_visits_quake-hit_area| archivedatearchive-date= 2011-05-20| df=May 2011}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|German Chancellor [[Angela Merkel]] has offered her condolences as well as stating that the German government was ready to provide speedy assistance.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,3331136,00.html |title=European Commission Offers Earthquake Aid to China|publisher=Deutsche Welle|date=2008-05-12 May 2005 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=12 May 2005}}</ref>
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Greece|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|310,000<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_13/05/2008_232509| archive-url= https://archive.istoday/20120905184619/http://www.kathimerini.gr/4dcgi/_w_articles_kathremote_1_13/05/2008_232509| dead-url= yes| archive-date= 5 September 2012-09-05| title= Greek aid to China| date= 13 May 2008-05-13 | publisher= Kathimerini Newspaper| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-18 May 2008 | language= Greek el}} </ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"The devastating earthquake that struck the Sichuan province in China, leaving a great number of people dead or injured, has shocked the entire world, causing sentiments of horror for the magnitude of the natural disaster and deep grief for those lost. Greece shares the sorrow of the Chinese people and its mourning. At these difficult time, our thoughts are with all those afflicted by the disaster," —Prime Minister Costas[[Kostas Karamanlis ]]<ref>{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/23/content_8231878.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121019153516/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/23/content_8231878.htm| archive-date= 19 October 2012| title= Greek PM signs Book of Condolences at Chinese Embassy | date= 2008-05-23 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]] | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-23 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Hong Kong || style="background:#ddd;"|38,400,000 (Government)<ref name="wsj">{{cite webnews|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/chinajournal/2008/05/14/charity-begins-at-home/ |title=Charity Begins at Home |publishernewspaper=The Wall Street Journal |date=2008-05-14 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080513/html/080513en05010.htm
| title= Quake aid donations accepted from May 14 | publisher= [[Government of Hong Kong]] | date= 2008-05-13 May 2008 | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-15 May 2008 |archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514150407/http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080513/html/080513en05010.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedatearchive-date = 2008-05-14 May 2008}}</ref><br>128,000,000 (local residents)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080519/html/080519en05009.htm | title= More quake relief donations urged | date= 2008-05-19 May 2008 | publisher= News.gov.hk | accessdateaccess-date= 27 May 2008-05-20 |archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080528090102/http://www.news.gov.hk/en/category/healthandcommunity/080519/html/080519en05009.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedatearchive-date = 2008-05-28 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"| A [[search and rescue]] team of 15 firemen, three ambulancemen, a registered nurse, and a Senior Divisional Officer of the [[Hong Kong Fire Services Department]]. The 20-member team was equipped with approximately four tones of equipment, including life detectors and masonry cutting machines.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200805/15/P200805140225.htm HK Search and Rescue Team leaves for Sichuan (with photos)]</ref> The government also approved 63 public fund-raising permits.<ref>[http://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/200805/16/P200805160243.htm Permits approved for fund-raising for Sichuan earthquake victims]</ref><ref>[http://www.swd.gov.hk/doc/Control_of_Char/weekly/cfra-tc%20earthquake%2020080516_3.pdf Charitable Fund-raising Activities in public places issued with Public Subscription Permit]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} 63 permits</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| India|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|5,000,000<ref name="Indiaaid">{{cite webnews|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/India_to_give_China_5m_relief_package/articleshow/3044832.cms |title=India to give China US$5 million relief package|date=16 May 2008-05-16|publishernewspaper=[[The Times of India]] |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"India stands ready to offer any assistance that may be needed at this difficult time." —Prime Minister [[Manmohan Singh]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200805131842.htm |title=Manmohan condoles death of thousands in China quake|publisher=Hindu.com |accessdate=2008-05access-date=21 May 2008}}</ref> "I join the people of India in offering heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the people of China at this tragic event. We are confident that the people of China will overcome this adversity with fortitude and courage. We are willing to make a contribution to your efforts to mitigate the sufferings of the friendly people of China." —[[Rashtrapati Bhavan]]<ref>[http://presidentofindia.nic.in/pr150508.html PRESIDENT CONDOLES THE LOSS OF LIVES IN CHINESE EARTHQUAKE]</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Indonesia
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Indonesian government sending 8 tons of medicines, 6 tons of food, 17 tons of platoon tents worth a total of Rp4.5 billion.<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/5/24/ri-aid-for-sichuan-quake-victims-arriving-in-china/ | title= RI aid for Sichuan quake victims arriving in China | date= 2008-05-24 | work=May 2008 | publisher= Antara | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-25 May 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080529070335/http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/5/24/ri-aid-for-sichuan-quake-victims-arriving-in-china/ | archive-date= 2008-05-29 | dead-url= yes | df= May 2008}}</ref>
| style="background:#ddd;"|"We in Indonesia pray for the people and the government of China to get the determination and strength to overcome this disaster" —President [[Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono]] <ref>{{cite news|first=|last= |title=Indonesian leader extends condolence to China|date=16 May 2008-05-16|publisher=Xinhua|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8186300.htm |workaccess-date=17 May 2008 |pages=|accessdate=2008archive-05-17|deadurl=yes|archiveurlurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524092854/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8186300.htm |archivedate=2008archive-05-24|dfdate=24 May 2008}}</ref>
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Ireland||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,550,000<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0515/quake.html |title=50,000 now feared dead in China quake|date=2008-05-15 May 2008|publisherwebsite=[[RTÉ]] |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Italy|| style="background:#ddd;"|2,500,000<ref name="international aid 3"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|NTwo cargo aircraft with 31 tons of tents, sanitary kits and blankets. The cargo was accompanied by 4 specialists to help the building efforts. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Cina, oltre 32mila le vittime Arrivano gli aiuti italiani - esteri - Repubblica.it |url=https:/A/www.repubblica.it/2008/05/sezioni/esteri/cina-terremoto/vittime/vittime.html |access-date=5 January 2023|website=www.repubblica.it}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;" |N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Japan||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|9,600,000<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/press/release/h20/5/1180307_907.html|script-title=ja:中国四川省で発生した大地震に対する緊急支援について|date=2008-05-23 May 2008|publisher=''The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan'' |accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-24 May 2008|language= Japaneseja}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|The Japanese rescue team was one of the first group of foreign aid personnel to enter Sichuan. The team had a total of 60 members: fire fighters, police, [[Japan Coast Guard]] personnel and members of the [[Japan International Cooperation Agency]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.idcpc.org.cn/english/special%20reports/earthquake/080516-7.htm |title=China accepts quake rescue offers from Russia, ROK, Singapore|date=2008-05-16 May 2008|publisher=[[International Department of Central Committee of CPC]] |accessdate=2014-01access-date=23 January 2014}}</ref> ||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"I extend my condolences and hoped those affected in Sichuan could soon get on with their lives and rebuild their homes." —Prime Minister [[Yasuo Fukuda]]
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Kazakhstan
| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
| style="background:#ddd;"|The emergency ministry of Kazakhstan will send food, tents, warm clothes and items of emergency for amount of KZT433[[Kazakhstani tenge|KZT]]433 million ($3.6 million).<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=5447 | title= Government of Kazakhstan adopted the document on rendering humanitarian aid to China | date= 2008-05-23 | work=May 2008 | publisher= Kazakhstan Today | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-24 |May deadurl= yes2008 | archiveurlarchive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080520061546/http://www.mre.gov.br/ingles/imprensa/nota_detalhe3.asp?ID_RELEASE=5447 | archivedatearchive-date= 2008-05-20 | df= May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Laos|| style="background:#ddd;"|5,500,000<ref name="international aid 2"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|We hope our support will help China in this most unfortunate time.
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Lithuania|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|90,000<ref name="international aid 2"/>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"In this hour of grief for your country, the people of Lithuania stand in solidarity with the people of China affected by great pain and suffering. The tragedy caused by the earthquake is a serious challenge to the whole of China. I therefore wish you fortitude and strength in eliminating the consequences of this disaster." —President [[Valdas Adamkus]]<ref>{{cite news |title=President Extends Condolences to the Leader of China | date=2008-05-13 May 2008 | publisher=Press Service of the President | url =http://www.president.lt/en/news.full/9065 | workaccess-date = |14 pages = | accessdate =May 2008-05-14 }}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Macau|| style="background:#ddd;"|15,300,000 (Government) <ref name="wsj" /><br>25,000,000 (local residents)<ref>{{cite web | url= http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11911&Itemid=28 | title= Macau's public donations to quake victims hit $25 million | date= 2008-05-28 May 2008 | publisher= Macau Daily | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-28 May 2008 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110714013310/http://www.macaudailytimesnews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=11911&Itemid=28 | archive-date= 2011-07-14 | dead-url= yes | df= July 2011}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Malaysia|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,500,000<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v3/news.php?id=333573 |title= Malaysia Gives US$1.5 Million To China Earthquake Victims |date= 2008-05-17 May 2008 |publisher= Bernama |accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-2027 May 2008}}{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Malaysia had donated 4,625 tents to quake-ravaged regions in southwest China's Sichuan Province, according to the Malaysian embassy to China<ref>{{cite news |title=4,625 tents from Malaysia to arrive quake-hit regions in batches | date=27 May 2008-05-27 | publisher=ChinaView | url =http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8264272.htm | workarchive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20080528102240/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/27/content_8264272.htm | pagesarchive-date =28 May 2008 | accessdateaccess-date = 2008-05-27 May 2008}}</ref> || style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Mauritius|| style="background:#ddd;"|300,000<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Mongolia||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|50,000<ref name="international aid 3">{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/19/content_8202470.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528102005/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/19/content_8202470.htm
|archive-date=28 May 2008
| title= Int'l community offers more condolences, aid over China's deadly quake
| date= 2008-05-19 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]
| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-2027 May 2008}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Morocco|| style="background:#ddd;"|1,000,000<ref name="Morocco King">{{cite web|url=http://www.map.ma/eng/sections/royal_activities/morocco_offers_usd_1/view |title=Morocco offers USD 1Mn in humanitarian aid to quake-stricken china |date=27 May 2008-05-20 |publisher=Maghreb Arabe Presse |accessdateaccess-date=2008-05-2027 May 2008}}{{dead link|date=March 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|"I wish the injured a speedy recovery and pray that the Almighty bless the souls of the victims, comfort the bereaved, and spare you and your country any further misfortune," —King [[Mohammed VI of Morocco|Mohammed VI]]<ref name="Morocco King"/>
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| New Zealand|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|500,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/16/2247028.htm?section=world
| title= NZ gives $500k quake aid to China
| date= 2008-05-16 May 2008 | publisher= Australian Broadcasting Corporation
| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-16 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| North Korea|| style="background:#ddd;"|100,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/17/content_8195194.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528101954/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/17/content_8195194.htm
|archive-date=28 May 2008
| title= DPRK offers aid to China over earthquake
| date= 2008-05-17 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]
| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-2027 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Norway|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|3,900,000<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8164598.htm
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517103000/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8164598.htm
| title= Norway to provide aid to China over earthquake▼
|archive-date=17 May 2008
| date= 2008-05-14 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]▼
▲ | title= Norway to provide aid to China over earthquake
| accessdate= 2008-05-20 }}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A▼
▲ | date= 2008-05-14 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]
▲ | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-2027 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Pakistan [[Pakistan]]|| style="background:#ddd;"|500,000<ref name="Pakistanaid">{{cite web|url=http://pk.chineseembassy.org/eng/sgxx2/t467294.htm |title=China overwhelmed by Pakistan's generous help during earthquake |publisher=[[Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan]]|date=2008-06-20 June 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=25 April 2015-04-25}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|30,000 tents besides food, life saving drugs and other essential supplies. 28 member Pakistani medical team comprising doctors and nurses to treat victims in a field hospital. After a two-week stay, the medical team donated all medical equipments for use in the relief operations.|<ref name="Pakistanaid"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Philippines [[Philippines]]|||||The Philippine government sent medical team to Sichuan, China<ref name="Phillipineaid">{{cite webnews|url=http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20080513-136232/Govt-to-send-medical-team-to-China |title=Gov’tGov't to send medical team to China|publishernewspaper=[[Philippine Daily Inquirer]]|date=2008-05-13 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517214130/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/news/breakingnews/view/20080513-136232/Govt-to-send-medical-team-to-China |archivedate=2008archive-05-17|dfdate=17 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Poland Poland|| style="background:#ddd;"|100,000<ref name="xinhuanet2">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8176512.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517103017/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/15/content_8176512.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |title=More countries offer aid to quake-hit China|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|date=2008-05-15 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Portugal
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"| 150,000<ref name="portugalrelief"/>
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|The government of Portugal provided relief materials to China, including tents, blankets, kitchenware, sanitary ware and food.<ref name="portugalrelief">{{cite web | url= http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/KKAA-7EY4V9?OpenDocument | title= Countries offer more aid to China as vigils held overseas for quake victims| date= 2008-05-24 |work=May 2008 | publisher= Xinhua News Agency | accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-24 May 2008}}</ref>
| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Romania [[Romania]]|| style="background:#ddd;"|860,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8231744.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528102105/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8231744.htm |archive-date=28 May 2008 |title=Romania to donate 860,000-dollar worth of humanitarian aid to China |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|date=22 May 2008 |access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
Romania to donate 860,000-dollar worth of humanitarian aid to China |publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|date=2008-05-22|accessdate=2008-05-23}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Russia||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;" |Aa transport plane carrying 30 tonnes of relief material from Russia arrived in Sichuan's provincial capital Chengdu on 14 May 2008, becoming the first batch of international aid to reach China. Another 100 tonnes of goods will arrive on three flights in the coming days. In addition, a 49-member rescue team will be sent to assist the rescue effort.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/13/content_8161930.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517085804/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/13/content_8161930.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |title=Russia to send humanitarian aid for quake-hit China|date=2008-05-13 May 2008|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] |accessdateaccess-date= 27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKPEK29448220080514 |title= Russian rescue team arrives in Sichuan|date=2008-05-17 May 2008|publisherwork=Reuters |accessdateaccess-date= 27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Samoa|| style="background:#ddd;"|100,000<ref name="international aid 3"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Senegal|| style="background:#ddd;"|500,000<ref name="portugalrelief"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Serbia||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|315,000<ref>[http://www.mod.gov.rs/novi_eng.php?action=fullnews&id=969 MoD donates tents to Chinese people] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111005113548/http://www.mod.gov.rs/novi_eng.php?action=fullnews&id=969 |date=5 October 2011-10-05 }}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Help consists of 155 tents provided by the [[Ministry of DefenseDefence (Serbia)|Ministry of Defence]] for 2,500 people.<ref>{{cite news |title=Serbia sends humanitarian aid to China|date=2008-05-28 May 2008|publisher=Government of Serbia|url=http://www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=46213&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D46213 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Defence ministry sends humanitarian aid to China|date=28 May 2008-05-28|publisher=Government of Serbia|url=http://www.srbija.gov.rs/vesti/vest.php?pf=1&id=46197&url=%2Fvesti%2Fvest.php%3Fpf%3D1%26id%3D46197 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"The citizens of Serbia are deeply moved with the loss of a large number of lives. Please receive my deepest condolences and tell the families of the deceased and to the people of China that we sympathize with them at this difficult time." —President [[Boris Tadić]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/13/content_8155571.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080520125940/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/13/content_8155571.htm |archive-date=20 May 2008 |title=Balkan leaders send condolences to China over earthquake|publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=2008-05-13 May 2008}}</ref>
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Singapore|| style="background:#ddd;"|200,000 (government)<br>over 8,500,000 (private/local residents)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8169898.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517103010/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/14/content_8169898.htm |archive-date=17 May 2008 |title=Singapore to donate $200,000 for earthquake relief|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|date=2008-05-14|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=14 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/350260/1/.html |title=MediaCorp stars to do more for Sichuan quake victims|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=2008-05-27 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/351253/1/.html |title=Inter-faith group donates S$2m to Sichuan rebuilding effort
|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=1 June 2008-06-01 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/351261/1/.html |title=Mercy Relief raises S$163,000 for China quake victims
|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|date=1 June 2008-06-01 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|The [[Singapore Civil Defence Force]] sent a 55-member [[Disaster Assistance and Rescue Team]];<ref>{{cite news |title=S'pore sends rescue team to quake-hit China|date=2008-05-16 May 2008|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/348112/1/.html |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref> government sends US$200,000 worth of medicines, drinking water, water purifying tablets, tents, groundsheets, blankets, sleeping bags and food;<ref>{{cite press release |title=MFA Press Statement: Humanitarian Assistance to China|date=2008-05-17 May 2008|publisher=[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Singapore)]]|url=http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/press/view_press.asp?post_id=4000 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716173031/http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/press/view_press.asp?post_id=4000 |archivedate=2011archive-07-16|dfdate=16 July 2011}}</ref> the [[Singapore Armed Forces]] sends another 10 tonnes of items such as blankets, ground sheets, tents and medical supplies, worth US$80,000.;<ref>{{cite news |title=Singapore sends S$108,920 worth of aid to China's quake victims|date=1 June 2008-06-01|publisher=[[Channel NewsAsia]]|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/351238/1/.html |accessdateaccess-date=2 June 2008-06-02}}</ref> state-owned nationalpublic broadcaster and media giant [[Mediacorp]] staged a charity show, [[Sichuan Earthquake Charity Show|让爱川流不息]] on 25 May 2008, raising over US$7.3 million.|| style="background:#ddd;" |"I was deeply saddened to learn of the great loss of lives and extensive damage caused by the sudden and deadly earthquake in Sichuan province. On behalf of the Government of Singapore, I would like to extend our sympathies to the people of China who are affected by the earthquake in Sichuan, and our condolences to the families of the victims. The Chinese Government has mounted swift relief and rescue efforts. I am confident that under your able leadership, China will be able to tackle the challenges ahead and overcome this disaster. Singapore stands ready to help in any way possible, including through our Disaster Assistance Rescue Teams (DART), if you think they will be useful to your recovery work. We sincerely hope that the affected regions will return to normalcy in the shortest possible time. —Prime Minister [[Lee Hsien Loong]]<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/press/view_press.asp?post_id=3981 |title=Condolence Letter from PM Lee Hsien Loong to Premier Wen Jiabao on the deadly Sichuan Earthquake|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|date=2008-05-13 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716173553/http://app.mfa.gov.sg/2006/press/view_press.asp?post_id=3981 |archivedate=2011archive-07-16|dfdate=16 July 2011}}</ref>
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Slovakia||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,500,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.slovakaid.mfa.sk/en/index.php/article/articleview/96/1/1/ |title=Slovak humanitarian assistance to the victims of China earthquake|date=2008-05-26 May 2008|publisher=[[Slovak Aid|Slovakia]] |accessdate=2008-05access-date=26 May 2008 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604002523/http://www.slovakaid.mfa.sk/en/index.php/article/articleview/96/1/1/ |archivedate=2008archive-06-04|dfdate=4 June 2008}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|23 tons of rescue material (tents, blankets, sleeping bags, medical stretchers, and power-generators)||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Slovenia|| style="background:#ddd;"|154,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://english.sina.com/china/1/2008/0515/158978.html |title=Slovenia donates €100,000 to China for rebuilding quake-hit regions|date=2008-05-15 May 2008|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| South Africa||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|200,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=08053013451007&coll=buanew08 |title= SA pledges R1.5m to China's humanitarian situation |date=2008-05-30 May 2008|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] |accessdateaccess-date=30 May 2008 |archive-05url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716094400/http://www.buanews.gov.za/view.php?ID=08053013451007&coll=buanew08 |archive-30date=16 July 2011}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| South Korea|| style="background:#ddd;"|5,000,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/14/asia/AS-GEN-SKorea-China-Aid.php |title=SKoreaS Korea to send China US$1 million in earthquake aid|date=2008-05-14 May 2008 |agency=Associated Press |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/20/content_8214766.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528102016/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/20/content_8214766.htm |archive-date=28 May 2008 |title= S Korea offers $4 mln additional aid to China |date=27 May 2008-05-20|publisher=China View |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|South Korea dispatched a 41-person International Rescue Team.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.korea.kr/newsWeb/appmanager/portal/news2?_nfpb=true&portlet_partnews2_1_actionOverride=%2Fpages%2Fbrief%2FpartNews2%2Fview&_windowLabel=portlet_partnews2_1&portlet_partnews2_1currPage=1&portlet_partnews2_1dataId=155295629&_pageLabel=policyinfo_page_02&portlet_partnews2_1toDate=2003.03.23&portlet_partnews2_1fromDate=2008.02.29 |title=119 International Rescue Team responds to disaster area of China Earthquake|date=2008-05-18 May 2008|publisher=[[National Emergency Management Agency of the Republic of Korea]] |accessdateaccess-date=14 August 2008-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124012620/http://www.korea.kr/newsWeb/appmanager/portal/news2?_nfpb=true&portlet_partnews2_1_actionOverride=%2Fpages%2Fbrief%2FpartNews2%2Fview&_windowLabel=portlet_partnews2_1&portlet_partnews2_1currPage=1&portlet_partnews2_1dataId=155295629&_pageLabel=policyinfo_page_02&portlet_partnews2_1toDate=2003.03.23&portlet_partnews2_1fromDate=2008.02.29 |archive-date=24 January 2016-01-24|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|"I want to deliver my deep condolences to the Chinese people suffering from an unprecedented earthquake disaster. We wish for swift rescue and recovery operations in China," —President [[Lee Myung-bak]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8228676.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080601095459/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8228676.htm |archive-date=1 June 2008 |title=S Korean president visits Chinese Embassy to deliver condolences over earthquake victims |publisher =[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|date=2008-05-22 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=1 June 2008-06-01}}</ref>
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Spain||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,500,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://spanish.china.org.cn/society/txt/2008-05/15/content_15259074.htm |title=The Spanish Government donated 1 million euros in cash to the Government of the People's Republic of China to help those affected by the earthquake in Sichuan|date=2008-05-14 May 2008|publisher=Spanish.China.org |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20|language= Spanishes}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Sudan|| style="background:#ddd;"|250,000<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"| Switzerland|| style="background:#ddd;"|380,000<ref name="international aid 2"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Taiwan [[(Republic of China]] ([[Taiwan]])||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|65,000,000<ref>{{cite webnews|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKPEK29448220080514 |title= Earthquake aid for China|date= 2008-05-14 May 2008|publisherwork=Reuters |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|150 tons of supplies<ref>{{cite news |url=http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WORS5/4343506.shtml |archive-url=https://archive.istoday/20120722181936/http://udn.com/NEWS/WORLD/WORS5/4343506.shtml |dead-url=yes |archive-date=2012-07-22 July 2012 |title=150 tons of the first batch of our relief supplies arrives in Sichuan |date=2008-05-16 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20 |publisher=Lianhe News |language=Chinesezh}} </ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Tajikistan|| style="background:#ddd;"|100,000<ref name="international aid 4">{{cite web | url= http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8223216.htm| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121019153456/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/22/content_8223216.htm| archive-date= 19 October 2012| title= Int'l community offers more condolences, aid for China earthquake| date= 2008-05-22 May 2008 | publisher= [[Xinhua News Agency]]| accessdateaccess-date= 2008-05-22 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
|-
|style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Thailand||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|920,131<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/EVOD-7ELGNE?OpenDocument |title=Cabinet approves 30 million baht to aid China and Myanmar|publisher=Relief Web|date=2008-05-13 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
|-
| style="background:#ddd;"|Tonga|| style="background:#ddd;"|50,000<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
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| style="background:#ddd;"|Turkmenistan|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A || style="background:#ddd;"|40 tons of relief materials<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
|-
|style="background:#f0f0f0;"|Ukraine||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|1,007,000<ref>{{cite news |title=Ukraine sent an airplaine with humanitarian aid to China|url=http://korrespondent.net/ukraine/events/468233|work=[[Korrespondent|KorrespondenT.net]]|date=20 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20|language=Russianru}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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|style="background:#f0f0f0;"|United Kingdom||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|2,000,000<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp?menu_id=337&artid=3044&city=1 |title=Britain Doubles its Aid for China Quake Victims|publisher=British Embassy Beijing|date=27 May 2008-05-20 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|"I'm shocked and saddened at the loss of life and devastation as a result of Monday's earthquake in Sichuan Province. I offer condolences and my profound sympathy to the Chinese people." —Queen [[Elizabeth II|Elizabeth]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/index.asp?menu_id=337&artid=3020 |title=Queen's message on Chinese earthquake
|publisher=British Embassy Beijing|date=17 May 2008 |access-05-17|accessdatedate=23 May 2008-05-23}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ddd;"| United States|| style="background:#ddd;"|4,877,598<ref name="usaid">{{cite web|url=http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/china/earthquake/ |title=USAID China: Earthquake Response|publisher=USAID |accessdateaccess-date=26 January 2010 |archive-01url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100527170740/http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/countries/china/earthquake/ |archive-26date=27 May 2010}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"| Emergency relief supplies, including blankets, plastic sheeting, tents, water containers, and food; specialized search, rescue, and recovery equipment, including 40 crates of saws, hand tools, hydraulic gear, concrete cutters, generators, and personal safety equipment; technical assistance, training, and search and rescue personnel <ref name="usaidpdf">{{cite web|url=http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/china/template/fs_sr/fy2008/china_eq_fs06_08-08-08.pdf |title=USAID Fact Sheet #6, Fiscal Year 2008|publisher=USAID|date=8 August 2008-08-08 |accessdate=2010-01access-date=26 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090807200933/http://www.usaid.gov/our_work/humanitarian_assistance/disaster_assistance/countries/china/template/fs_sr/fy2008/china_eq_fs06_08-08-08.pdf |archive-date=7 August 2009-08-07|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"| "The [[thoughts and prayers]] of the American people are with the Chinese people, especially those directly affected. The United States stands ready to help in any way possible." —President [[George W. Bush]]<ref name="usa-ap">{{cite web|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUqe5pJTQ28seVVBLhK5sAeAgtmg |title=Bush: US 'ready to help' China after quake|publisher=[[Google]]|date=2008-05-12 May 2005 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517112955/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gUqe5pJTQ28seVVBLhK5sAeAgtmg |archivedatearchive-date=17 May 2008-05-17|df=}}</ref>
|-
| style="background:#ddd;"|Uzbekistan|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A || style="background:#ddd;"|50 tons of relief materials<ref name="international aid 4"/>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
|-
| style="background:#ddd;"|Venezuela|| style="background:#ddd;"|1,000,000<ref name="international aid 5">{{cite news |title=Int'l community continues to offer condolences, aid over quake in China
|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/28/content_8272110.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529165112/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/28/content_8272110.htm |archive-date=29 May 2008|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency]]|date=2008-05-28 |accessdate=May 2008 |access-05-date=28 May 2008}}</ref>|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A|| style="background:#ddd;"|N/A
|-
|style="background:#f0f0f0;"| Vietnam||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|220,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://vnexpress.net/GL/The-gioi/2008/05/3BA02572/ |title=Viet Nam gives $200,000 in aid to the victims|language=Vietnamesevi|publisher=VNExpress|date=2008-05-16 May 2008 |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519130815/http://www.vnexpress.net/GL/The-gioi/2008/05/3BA02572/ |archive-20date=19 May 2008}}</ref>||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A||style="background:#f0f0f0;"|N/A
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===Organizations===
*United Nations: Spokesman for the [[UN Secretary -General of the United Nations]], Michele[[Michèle Montas]], announced that the UN would give USD $7 million in aid to China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n140798 |title=UN is ready to give US$7 million in China quake aid|publisher=Focus Information Agency|date=2008-05-16|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=19 May 2008}}</ref>
*[[International Olympic Committee]]: "The Olympic Movement is at your side, especially during these difficult moments. Our thoughts are with you." —[[Jacques Rogge]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake |title=Yahoo News on China Earthquake|publisher=[[Yahoo!]]|date=2008-05-12 May 2005 |accessdate=2008-05access-date=12 May 2005 |archiveurlarchive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080514023021/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080512/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedatearchive-date = 2008-05-14 May 2008}}</ref> The International Olympic Committee has sent US$1 million in aid.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/amateur/story/2008/05/13/ioc-quake.html |title=IOC sends $1M in earthquake aid to China|publisher=CBC |accessdate=2008-05access-date=14 May 2008}}</ref>
*European Union: "Our thoughts are with the injured and with the relatives of the victims of this serious earthquake. We all hope that many people can still be rescued alive from the rubble. Our sympathies are with all those people in China affected by this catastrophe." —[[Hans-Gert Pöttering]].<ref>{{cite news|first=|last= |title=Hans-Gert Pöttering expresses sympathy with China following the earthquake|date=14 May 2008-05-14|publisher=[[European Union|EU]] Press Release|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/defaulten_mac.htm |work=|pages=|accessdate=2008-05access-date=16 May 2008 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608032326/http://www.europarl.europa.eu/president/defaulten_mac.htm |archivedate=2008archive-06-08|dfdate=8 June 2008}}</ref> The European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid has sent €2 million euros in aid.<ref>{{cite news|first=|last= |title= China earthquake: European Commission provides €2 million in fast-track humanitarian aid|date=16 May 2008-05-16|publisher=[[European Union|EU]] Press Release|url=http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/755&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en |work=|pages=|accessdateaccess-date= 16 May 2008-05-16}}</ref>
*Vatican City [[Holy See]]: "I ask you to join me in fervid prayer for all those who have lost their lives," he said at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square. [...] I am spiritually close to the people tried by such a devastating calamity ... may God grant strength to all those involved in the immediate needs of rescue work" —[[Pope Benedict XVI]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL14792353 |title=Pope appeals for China quake victims, offers prayers|date=2008-05-14|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=25 May 2008}}</ref>▼
 
*[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|International Red Cross and Red Crescent]]: The International Red Cross has released about US$235,000 in emergency funds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1055668.html |title=Locals mobilizing to help Chinese earthquake victims |author=Stevens, Deven |publishernewspaper=The Chronicle Herald |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=May 2008 |access-05-date=14 May 2008}}{{dead link|date=March 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>▼
▲*Vatican City [[Holy See]]: "I ask you to join me in fervid prayer for all those who have lost their lives," he said at his weekly general audience in St Peter's Square. [...] I am spiritually close to the people tried by such a devastating calamity ... may God grant strength to all those involved in the immediate needs of rescue work" —[[Pope Benedict XVI]]<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSL14792353|title=Pope appeals for China quake victims, offers prayers|date=2008-05-14|accessdate=2008-05-25}}</ref>
**[[American Red Cross]]: The American Red Cross has donated $10,000,000.<ref name="American Red Cross Aid">{{cite news|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/17/content_8195929.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528101955/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/17/content_8195929.htm |archive-date=28 May 2008 |title= U.S. donates more than $23 mln to quake-struck China|date=17 May 2008|publisher=[[Xinhua]] |access-date=27 May 2008}}</ref>
▲*[[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|International Red Cross and Red Crescent]]: The International Red Cross has released about US$235,000 in emergency funds.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thechronicleherald.ca/NovaScotia/1055668.html |title=Locals mobilizing to help Chinese earthquake victims |author=Stevens, Deven |publisher=The Chronicle Herald |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2008-05-14 }}{{dead link|date=March 2016|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
**[[AmericanBritish Red Cross]]: The AmericanBritish Red Cross has donatedreleased US$1049,000,000.<ref name="Americanfrom its Disaster Fund and also launched an emergency appeal on 14 May 2008 to support the Red Cross Aid"Movement's response.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newswww.xinhuanetredcross.com/english/2008-05/17org.uk/content_8195929standard.htmasp?id=81135 |title=China U.S.Earthquake donatesinformation moresheet than|publisher=The $23British mlnRed toCross quake-struck China|date=14 May 2008 |access-05-17date=15 May 2008 |publisherarchive-url=[[Xinhua]]https://web.archive.org/web/20080517032305/http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=81135 |accessdatearchive-date=17 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>
**The [[Indonesian Red Cross Society]] has donated US$10,000, and expressed their condolences to the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8187155.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080528101927/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8187155.htm |archive-date=28 May 2008 |title=Indonesian Red Cross offers donation to China's quake-hit area|date=16 May 2008-05-16|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]] |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20}}</ref>▼
**[[British Red Cross]]: The British Red Cross has released US$49,000 from its Disaster Fund and also launched an emergency appeal on 14 May 2008 to support the Red Cross Movement's response.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=81135 |title=China Earthquake information sheet |publisher=The British Red Cross |date=2008-05-14 |accessdate=2008-05-15 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517032305/http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=81135 |archivedate=May 17, 2008 }}</ref>
**[[Turkish Red Crescent]] sent its rescue team to the area with a budget of US$500,000 as an initial response to the quake. Officials have also announced that the aid might be expanded according to the demands by the [[Red Cross Society of China]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kizilay.org.tr/yeni/anahaber.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210692318&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |title=Turkish Red Crescent sends relief team to China|publisher=[[Turkish Red Crescent]]|language=Turkishtr |accessdateaccess-date=27 May 2008-05-20 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517113428/http://www.kizilay.org.tr/yeni/anahaber.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210692318&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1& |archivedate=2008archive-05-17|dfdate=17 May 2008}}</ref>▼
▲**The Indonesian Red Cross has donated US$10,000, and expressed their condolences to the victims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/16/content_8187155.htm|title=Indonesian Red Cross offers donation to China's quake-hit area|date=2008-05-16|publisher=[[Xinhua News Agency|Xinhua]]|accessdate=2008-05-20}}</ref>
*[[Direct Relief International]]: Direct Relief is sending an airlift of specifically requested medical aid to the Sichuan region and evaluating long-term aid to prosthetic and orthotic clinics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.directrelief.org/EmergencyResponse/2008/EarthquakeChina/EarthquakeChina.aspx |title= Direct Relief International: Earthquake - China|publisher=Direct Relief International|date=7 June 2008-06-07}}</ref>▼
▲**[[Turkish Red Crescent]] sent its rescue team to the area with a budget of US$500,000 as an initial response to the quake. Officials have also announced that the aid might be expanded according to the demands by the Red Cross Society of China.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.kizilay.org.tr/yeni/anahaber.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210692318&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&|title=Turkish Red Crescent sends relief team to China|publisher=[[Turkish Red Crescent]]|language=Turkish|accessdate=2008-05-20|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517113428/http://www.kizilay.org.tr/yeni/anahaber.php?subaction=showfull&id=1210692318&archive=&start_from=&ucat=1&|archivedate=2008-05-17|df=}}</ref>
*[[Oxfam]]: Oxfam has contributed $1.55 million for emergency relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.oxfam.org/en/news/2008/pr080513_china_earthquake_relief |title=Oxfam allocates $1.5 million for China earthquake relief|publisher=Oxfam|date=14 May 2008 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20080517103402/http://www.oxfam.org/en/news/2008/pr080513_china_earthquake_relief |archive-date=17 May 2008}}</ref>
▲*[[Direct Relief International]]: Direct Relief is sending an airlift of specifically requested medical aid to the Sichuan region and evaluating long-term aid to prosthetic and orthotic clinics.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.directrelief.org/EmergencyResponse/2008/EarthquakeChina/EarthquakeChina.aspx|title= Direct Relief International: Earthquake - China|publisher=Direct Relief International|date=2008-06-07}}</ref>
*[[OxfamGiving Children Hope]]: OxfamGiving hasChildren contributedHope US$1.55is millionsending fora emergencycontainer of relief, rehabilitationto and reconstructionChina.<ref>{{cite newsweb|url=http://www.oxfamgchope.org/en/news/2008/pr080513_china_earthquake_reliefurgent-relief-to-china.html |title=OxfamUrgent: allocatesResponding $1.5to millionEarthquake forin China earthquake relief|publisher=Oxfam|access-date=17 May 2008-05-14 |deadurl=yes|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.isorg/20080517103402web/20080517113142/http://www.oxfamgchope.org/en/news/2008/pr080513_china_earthquake_relief|archivedate=2008urgent-05relief-17to-china.html |dfarchive-date=17 May 2008}}</ref>
*[[World Vision International]]: World Vision is stepping up its Sichuan earthquake appeal, calling for US$2 million in order to launch a full-scale relief and rehabilitation programme. Immediate relief goods, including 800 tents, 30,000 quilts, {{cvt|464,000&nbsp;|kg}} of food and 2,000 shelter tarpaulins, are being provided to survivors in [[Qingchuan County]], a quake-affected county where World Vision has a community development programme. The goods are being purchased in-country and distributed by World Vision’sVision's local staff and relief teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf/maindocs/5078C91F4465CCB588257449006F78F2?opendocument |title=China: World Vision appealing for US$2 million for deadly quake |accessdate=2008-05access-date=16 |deadurl=yesMay 2008 |archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121811/http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf/maindocs/5078C91F4465CCB588257449006F78F2?opendocument |archivedatearchive-date=2008-05-17 |df=May 2008}}</ref>▼
*[[Giving Children Hope]]: Giving Children Hope is sending a container of relief to China.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gchope.org/urgent-relief-to-china.html |title=Urgent: Responding to Earthquake in China |accessdate=2008-05-17 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517113142/http://www.gchope.org/urgent-relief-to-china.html |archivedate=May 17, 2008 }}</ref>
▲*[[World Vision]]: World Vision is stepping up its Sichuan earthquake appeal, calling for US$2 million in order to launch a full-scale relief and rehabilitation programme. Immediate relief goods, including 800 tents, 30,000 quilts, 464,000&nbsp;kg of food and 2,000 shelter tarpaulins, are being provided to survivors in Qingchuan, a quake-affected county where World Vision has a community development programme. The goods are being purchased in-country and distributed by World Vision’s local staff and relief teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf/maindocs/5078C91F4465CCB588257449006F78F2?opendocument |title=China: World Vision appealing for US$2 million for deadly quake |accessdate=2008-05-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517121811/http://www.wvi.org/wvi/wviweb.nsf/maindocs/5078C91F4465CCB588257449006F78F2?opendocument |archivedate=2008-05-17 |df= }}</ref>
 
===Companies===
'''Taiwanese Companies'''companies<ref name="reuters_514_factbox">{{cite webnews|url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUKPEK29448220080514 |title=FACTBOX-Earthquake aid for China|date=2008-05-14|accessdate= May 2008 |access-05-date=25 May 2008|publisherwork=Reuters}}</ref>
 
* [[Formosa Plastics Group]] from Taiwan has offered $14.3 million.<ref name="reuters_514_factbox"/>▼
* [[Hon Hai]] ([[Foxconn]] Technology Group): a top electronics maker from Taiwan plans to donate $8.6 million.<ref name="reuters_514_factbox"/>▼
 
▲* [[Formosa Plastics Group]] from Taiwan has offered $14.3 million.<ref name="reuters_514_factbox"/>
'''British Companies'''<ref name="British_Embassy_516">{{cite web |url=http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=3542366|title=British Business in China Supports Earthquake Relief|publisher=UK Trade & Investment|accessdate=2008-05-25|date=2008-05-16}}</ref>▼
▲* [[Foxconn|Hon Hai]] ([[Foxconn]] Technology Group): a top electronics maker from Taiwan plans to donate $8.6 million.<ref name="reuters_514_factbox"/>
 
▲'''British Companies'''companies<ref name="British_Embassy_516">{{cite web |url=http://ukinchina.fco.gov.uk/en/news/?view=PressR&id=3542366 |title=British Business in China Supports Earthquake Relief|publisher=UK Trade & Investment |accessdate=2008-05access-date=25 May 2008|date=2008-05-16 May 2008}}</ref>
* [[Astrazeneca]] donated $143,000 and $71,000 worth of pharmaceuticals.<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>▼
* [[BHP BillitonAstraZeneca]] donated $500143,000 and $71,000 worth of pharmaceuticals.<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
▲* [[AstrazenecaBHP|BHP Billiton]] donated $143500,000 and $71,000 worth of pharmaceuticals.<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[BP]] donated $200,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[B&Q]] donated $143,000 and $179,000 in building supplies, quilts and towels<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Diageo]] donated $1.7 million<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* Fairey Industrial Ceramics donated 500 countertop filters and 500 gravity filters to assist with the provision of clean water<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[GlaxoSmithKlineGSK plc|GSK]] donated $1.4 million<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[HSBC]] donated $1.4 million to the [[Red Cross Society of China]] via the [[Hong Kong Red Cross]]. From nowUp until 31 May 2008, any donations to a special earthquake account will bewere matched by HSBC.<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/cr/community/donations/china_earthquake |title=Donate for the China earthquake|publisher=HSBC |accessdateaccess-date=21 May 2008 |archive-05url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519121502/http://www.hsbc.com.hk/1/2/cr/community/donations/china_earthquake |archive-21date=19 May 2008}}</ref>
* [[J.JCB C.(heavy equipment Bamfordmanufacturer)|JCB]] donated a fleet of 6 backhoe loaders to help with relief efforts<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/ce/ceuk/eng/sghd/t435452.htm |title=Ambassador Fu Ying thanks JCB for donating six backhoe loaders to earthquake-hit Sichuan Province|publisher=Chinese Embassy, London |accessdate=2008-05access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/staffordshire/7404314.stm |title=Diggers to help earthquake area|publisher=BBC |accessdate=2008-05access-date=23 May 2008 | date=2008-05-16 May 2008}}</ref>
* Lehman Brown donated $14,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Marks & Spencer]] donated $143,000 through staff and company donations<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/trade_index.asp?menu_id=377&artid=3058 |title=Marks & Spencer details China expansion|publisher=British Embassy, Beijing |accessdate=2008-05access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>
* Palintest donated $71,000 worth of water quality testing and reagents<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Prudential plc|Prudential]] (Taiwan) donated $98,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Standard Chartered]] (Hong Kong) donated $64,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Pricewaterhousecoopers|PwC|PricewaterhouseCoopers]] donated $503,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[RELX|Reed Expo]] donated $143,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Tesco]] donated $287,000 and will match staff donations totaling $71,000<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/>
* [[Unilever]] donated $1.4 million<ref name="British_Embassy_516"/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.uk.cn/bj/trade_index.asp?menu_id=377&artid=3025 |title=British Business in China Supports Earthquake Relief|publisher=UK Trade & Investment |accessdate=2008-05access-date=23 May 2008}}</ref>
 
United States companies
'''US Companies'''
*[[AIGAmerican International Group]] (AIG): American International Group Inc has donated $1.0 million to aid the disaster relief efforts. AIG also announced that it would match all employee contributions to the AIG Disaster Relief Fund.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ir.aigcorporate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1147045&highlight |title=AIG Commits $1 MillioinMillion to Support Relief and Rebuilding Efforts in China's Sichuan Province |publisher=Official AIG Corporate Press Release |accessdateaccess-date=16 May 2008|url-05status=dead|archive-16url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160124012615/http://ir.aigcorporate.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=76115&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1147045&highlight|archive-date=24 January 2016 }}</ref>
*[[Dell Inc.]]: Dell Incorporated and its employees have pledged up to $301,000 in donations. Employees' donations are matched by Dell through the company's Direct Giving Program.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.crn.com.au/News/76008,dell-to-donate-to-chinese-earthquake-relief.aspx |title=Dell to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief |publisher=CRN Australia |accessdate=2008-05access-date=19 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519151932/http://www.crn.com.au/News/76008,dell-to-donate-to-chinese-earthquake-relief.aspx |archive-date=2008-05-19 |dead-url=yes |df=May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16353 |title=Dell Announces Donation to Chinese Earthquake Relief |publisher=Industry Week |accessdate=2008-05access-date=19 May 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080521130757/http://www.industryweek.com/ReadArticle.aspx?ArticleID=16353 |archive-date=2008-05-21 |dead-url=yes |df=May 2008}}</ref>
*[[Google.org]]: Google's public service arm Google.org will donate $1.5 million. Google will also match Googler's donations to other non-profits with Google's gift matching program. Googler's across the world have also organized various forms of aid such as blood drives, cash drives, targeted search, forum, and earthquake situation map.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://blog.google.org/2008/05/responding-to-cyclone-nargis-in-myanmar.html |title=Responding to Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar (Burma) and Earthquake in China |publisher=Official google.org Blog |accessdateaccess-date=26 May 2008-05-26}}</ref>
*[[Hewlett-Packard|HP]]: Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation, HP and employees have pledged $2.75 million to relief efforts in China.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080515b.html |title=HP to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief|publisher=Official hp.com |accessdate=2008-05access-date=28 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/080515b.html |title=HP to donate to Chinese Earthquake Relief|publisher=Official hp.com |accessdateaccess-date=3 June 2008-06-03}}</ref>
*[[Merrill (company)|Merrill Lynch]]: Merrill Lynch pledges $1 Million to relief efforts in China. Additionally, it will match employee contribution up to $3,000 to the [[China Youth Development Foundation]] and the [[Red Cross International Response Fund]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ml.com/index.asp?id=7695_7696_42133_42135_45194_45993 |title=Merrill Lynch Gives $1 Million to Rebuild Schools in Earthquake Affected Areas in China|publisher=Official ml.com |accessdateaccess-date=4 June 2008-06-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081123154937/http://www.ml.com/index.asp?id=7695_7696_42133_42135_45194_45993 |archive-date=23 November 2008-11-23|dead-url=yes|df=}}</ref>
 
==References==
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