Strange Tragedies

What to make of the implications of China's earthquake coming so quickly after Burma's cyclone? At the very least, we can say that the Chinese earthquake is really bad luck for Burma. Both were completely random natural disasters, but there are man-made issues at play here too. China's post-earthquake rescue photos are truly heart-rending and they are getting all the attention now. And I don't know how to say this in an uncontroversial manner, so I'll go ahead and say it. The Government of China is going to benefit from the earthquake, at least in the short-term. Burma's disaster has no beneficiaries in the short-term.