Special Report: China's war on snow havoc

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R Front) greets people at Guanyin Village of Longli County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, on Feb. 5, 2008. Premier Wen Jiabao made an inspection tour in Guizhou, one of the worst hit provinces amid China's weather disaster, and extended festival greetings to local people on Feb. 5, ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Feb. 6 -- Premier Wen Jiabao has flown to Guizhou province to inspect a power tower repair site in the Qiannan Buyi and Miao Autonomous Prefecture. This is the third time in nine days the premier has headed south to direct disaster relief.

    Wen Jiabao says the priority is to ensure roads are open, lights are on, and people are safe. Over ten senior officials are with him, including Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu, Railways Minister Liu Zhijun, and Communications Minister Li Shenglin.

    (Source: CCTV.com)

Chinese premier makes latest visit to disaster-hit region, 3rd in 9 days

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd L) tries to climb up a hill to reach a power repair site and see the workers, in southern Guizhou Province, southwest China, Feb. 5, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Feb.5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao proved himself to be one of the country's busiest men on Tuesday – after speaking about disaster here in the morning, he was hours later right in middle of it, thousands of miles away.

    Wen's visit to southwestern Guizhou Province Tuesday was his third to disaster-affected areas in the past nine days. Full story

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao waves to truck drivers who were stranded by the severe snowstorm and frost on an expressway near Chenzhou of central China's Hunan Province, Feb. 2, 2008. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing on Monday that China is confident and capable in achieving the final victory in combating disasters incurred by low temperature, ice and heavy snow. Wen made the remarks at a seminar with more than 20 foreign experts who have been engaged in revolution and construction in China for a long time. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Monday that China is confident and capable in achieving the final victory in combating disasters incurred by low temperature, ice and heavy snow.

    Wen made the remarks at a seminar with more than 20 foreign experts who have been engaged in revolution and construction in China for a long time.  Full story