2008年5月12日四川汶川8.0级特大地震发生后,各级政府抗震救灾的初期响应主要呈现以下五个特点:第一,非常快速。对于这样一次特大地震灾害,一方面公民的自救和互救非常重要,另一方面外部或国家的救援更是特别关键的因素。中央政府的反应非常快,十几分钟之后国家地震局就发布了正式的地震消息,一个多小时之后中央做出响应,胡锦涛总书记作出批 After the Wenchuan 8.0 earthquake hit Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008, the initial response to the earthquake relief work at all levels of government mainly showed the following five characteristics: First, it was very fast. For such a major earthquake disaster, on the one hand, citizens’ self-help and mutual aid are very important. On the other hand, external or state aid is a particularly crucial factor. The response of the Central Government was very fast. Ten minutes later, the State Seismological Bureau released official earthquake news. After more than an hour, the Central Government responded and General Secretary Hu Jintao made a decision