1 | Fellow citizens, above yur national, tumultuous joy, I hear the mournful wail of millions! | |
2 | It amazes me that so many countries use different colours to represent the sadness of a loved one passing. | |
3 | Only when the lawyer who had shared the cell with him was released did the traumatised parents finally know of their son's whereabouts, just two days before his own release. | |
4 | And we have heard it from every grieving family we have met here, "Your work is hard, you are suffering to come here to see us." | |
5 | As one world, we grieved with you over the tragic earthquake in Sichuan Province. We were moved by the great courage and solidarity of the Chinese people. |