Deaths from Nargis are now put at 84,500, up from the previous estimate of 77,000. Plus an interesting (and anonymous) article from the Wall Street Journal about how China “keeps the wheels on” in Burma. Other countires and companies (Chevron) do business in Burma, but China is far and away the most important.

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