The Children of China's Quake

Jiang Guozha, the Communist Party boss of Mianzhu, kneels on the ground before angry parents, pleading with them to stop their march.
Shiho Fukuda / New York Times / Redux

Pleading
Jiang Guozha, the Communist Party boss of Mianzhu, kneels on the ground before angry parents, pleading with them to stop their march.

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