Humanitarianism not measured by money

Haiti is a remote country to most Chinese, yet that does not mean the Chinese are any less responsive to the devastating earthquake that struck the Caribbean island nation a week ago.

The most active people, according to news reports, have been those in Sichuan province, which is still recovering from its massive earthquake disaster on May 12, 2008. People, from school children to grandparents, are donating to the local Red Cross.

Common humanitarian reasons aside, the Sichuan folks want to return the international community's enormous generosity for the help they received more than a year ago.