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Opinion & Analysis China mourns death of ‘Strong Pig’, hailed for miraculous survival of 2008 earthquake The animal lived on charcoal for 36 days while buried under rubble following the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Sichuan province By Our Foreign Staff 17 June 2021 • 4:22pm Zhu Jianqiang or 'Strong Pig' became a national icon after surviving the devastating earthquake in Sichuan Credit : AFP A pig that became an unlikely national icon in China after surviving 36 days under rubble in the aftermath of a powerful earthquake in 2008 died at the age of 14 on Wednesday, sparking an outpouring of...
