China honors domestic, foreign charitarians with President meeting
5/12/2008 16:19
Chinese President Hu Jintao met with domestic and foreign charitarians and
groups this morning, ahead of a ceremony to honor their contribution.
About
227 individuals, 188 enterprises and 32 organizations received the awards at the
Second China Charity Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as an
apparent gesture to address the country's charity affairs.
For the
devastating May 12 earthquake, Chinese and foreign donors contributed about 76.2
billion yuan (US$11 billion) for relief and rehabilitation.
The first
conference was held in 2005.
Xinhua
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