Red Cross to be open, transparent
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Pledging">Pledging</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="perform">perform</span> <span word="openly">openly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="transparently">transparently</span>, <span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="Baige">Baige</span>, <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="vice">vice</span>-<span word="president">president</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="social">social</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="facilitate">facilitate</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="humanitarian">humanitarian</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Zhao">Zhao</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="remarks">remarks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="Ya">Ya</span>'<span word="an">an</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="responding">responding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fundraising">fundraising</span> <span word="campaigns">campaigns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="distribution">distribution</span>, <span word="largely">largely</span> <span word="stemming">stemming</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> 2011 <span word="scandal">scandal</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="named">named</span> "<span word="Guo">Guo</span> <span word="Meimei">Meimei</span>" <span word="claiming">claiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="organization">organization</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="RCSC">RCSC</span> <span word="flaunted">flaunted</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="lavish">lavish</span> <span word="lifestyle">lifestyle</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="micro">micro</span> <span word="blog">blog</span>, <span word="prompting">prompting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="question">question</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="embezzled">embezzled</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="misused">misused</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="donations">donations</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="postal">postal</span> <span word="service">service</span>, <span word="Internet">Internet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="relief">relief</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Ya">Ya</span>'<span word="an">an</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magnitude">magnitude</span>-7 <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($2.06 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="donations">donations</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="release">release</span>.</p><p><span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="local">local</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="society">society</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="transferred">transferred</span> <span word="funds">funds</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="materials">materials</span> <span word="worth">worth</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 13.9 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>-<span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Meanwhile">Meanwhile</span>, <span word="international">international</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="organizations">organizations</span> <span word="expressed">expressed</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="relief">relief</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Crescent">Crescent</span> <span word="Societies">Societies</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="communicating">communicating</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Cross">Cross</span> <span word="Society">Society</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="determine">determine</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sichuan">Sichuan</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.</p>
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