May 12, 2008

Dear CCFA Members and Friends:
As we heard this morning with surprise that a strong earthquake of magnitude 7.8 (or 7.9 by U.S. Geological Survey) hit Sichuan, China at 2:28pm Beijing time. As to this moment, it is reported that the loss of life and property is termed as “huge”. More than 9,000 people died so far. We believe that more data are coming. We are closely watching the latest reports.

On behalf of CCFA, I would like to extend our condolence to whoever suffered from such a tragedy. Also, we ask all CCFA members to show support and offer help in whatever means for the people in that region.

Thank you for your attention.

Ti Wang
President

CCFA

CCFA的朋友们:
今天早晨，我们很震惊地听到四川汶川地区发生了7.8级(美国地理学会报7.9级)特大地震。灾区生命和财产损失惨重。到现在为止据报道有9000人死亡。最新数据还在更新中。我们密切关注最新事态发展。
我谨代表CCFA向所有遇难者家属和受灾的人们表示慰问。同时，我们呼吁所有CCFA成员尽一切努力向灾区人民表示支持。

王体

2008年5月12日