Professor of East Asian Politics
Director of the Center for East Asian Studies
University of Turku
laupalt@utu.fi
https://www.utu.fi/en/units/soc/units/ceas/unit/personnel/Pages/Lauri-Paltemaa.aspx

DisasterHistory.org contributions

Great Leap famine, 1958-62 (Urban Perspective)

Lauri Paltemaa

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After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China in 1949, the new people’s government centralized and monopolized disaster management by taking over republican disaster governance structures and incorporating charity and philanthropy organisations, such as the Chinese Red Cross, into state organisation. Continue reading →

Tangshan earthquake, 1976

Lauri Paltemaa

Tianjin Worker Hero Tangshan Earthquake Memorial 2012

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On 28 July 1976 Tangshan prefecture[1] in North China was hit by an M 7.8 earthquake,[2] which also severely affected nearby Tianjin City. The earthquake began on 28 July at 03:42:53 AM while most of the people in the region were asleep.[3] Continue reading →