By May 14, the Ministry of Civil Affairs stated that 10.7 billion yuan (approximately US$1.5 billion) had been donated by the Chinese public. Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China. The association has also collected a total of $26 million in donations so far. Other multinational firms located in China have also announced large amounts of donations.
What famous basketball player made two large donations to the crisis?
Yao Ming
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave $214,000 and $71,000 to the Red Cross Society of China.
Houston Rockets center Yao Ming, one of the country's most popular sports icons, gave two hundred fourteen thousand dollars and seventy-one thousand dollars to the Red Cross Society of China.
What famous basketball player made two large donations to the crisis?