国内英语新闻:People united in Yushu quake rescue and relief effort

The Yushu quake relief work reflects the nation's strong awareness of crisis, as well as mature disaster-relief preparation and mobilization mechanisms, said Zheng Yongnian, director of the East Asia Institute of the National University of Singapore.

The quake relief supplies delivery system is efficient in general, he said.

Meanwhile, the whole quake relief effort highlights the people first principle, Zheng said.

A blogger named "Wei Yingjie" on Tianya commented that "so far, the government-led emergency mechanism has withstood the test of the disaster and played an irreplaceable role in the quake relief work."

"With voluntary donations and transparency in the use of donations, the charity system is maturing," said netizen "Zhang Haoyuan" on a forum at people.com.cn.

Zou Ming said the Yushu quake relief work has showcased the effective disaster-relief coordination mechanisms of the military, police and governmental departments.