Special report: Reconstruction After Earthquake
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Efforts to search for
survivors should continue in quake zones, but more efforts should focus on
resettlement and post-quake reconstruction, the Political Bureau of the
Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee agreed at a meeting on Monday.
The meeting, presided over by CPC Central Committee
General Secretary Hu Jintao, said the 8.0-magnitude earthquake that ravaged
southwestern Sichuan Province on May 12 was the "most powerful" tremor with the
"most widespread impact" and the most difficult for disaster relief since the
New China was founded in 1949.
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Residents carry anti-quake tents home
from the courtyard of the local government office in Loufang Village,
Luotang Township, Wudu District of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu
Province, May 21, 2008. After the May 12 quake, residents in Wudu district
started to reconstruct their homes. (Xinhua Photo)
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The
committee hailed nationwide and international efforts in quake relief work for
the past two weeks, but stressed that quake relief was still at a crucial point,
and that government would stick to its "people-first" policy.
Search and rescue operations for the survivors should
continue, but more importance should be attached to the resettlement of
quake-affected people, restoration of production and reconstruction.
The committee called for more experienced medical
staff to be sent to the quake zones to tend to the injured, along with
sufficient medical supplies, tents and makeshift accommodation, which are
urgently needed in the quake zones.
Local authorities should mount all-out efforts to
prevent disease outbreaks in all affected villages, and guard against
quake-induced disasters, aftershocks and flooding.
Transportation, telecommunications and power and
water supplies in the quake zones must resume as soon as possible, the committee
said, while livelihoods should be secured for orphans, the widowed elderly with
no children and the handicapped who lost relatives.
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Students of Fanba Middle School attend
class in a tent in Wenxian County of Longnan City, northwest China's Gansu
Province, May 22, 2008. The school resumed class on May 19 after a hiatus
because of the May 12 quake hitting northwest and southwest China. (Xinhua
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Schools
in the quake zones should resume classes if conditions allowed, and
psychological treatment should be offered when needed.
It ordered government officials to "stand on the
front line of disaster relief work", and to publish timely progress reports in
rescue missions and disaster relief work.
The committee urged the restoration of production
should be planned, and the whole country must mobilize to help with
reconstruction.
"The country should maintain economic development and
social stability while engaging in quake relief work. Preparation for the
Olympics and the Paralympics must be carried out at the same time," the
committee agreed.
More than 28,000 CPC members go to
quake-battered zone for rescue efforts
BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Ministries, state-owned
enterprises (SOE) and local authorities have to date sent more than 28,000 Party
members to help with quake relief work, according to the State Council
Information Office here Monday. Full story
Chinese Premier says quake relief
shifting to resettlement, reconstruction
CHENGDU, May 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao
said Saturday the efforts to search survivors were continuing in the quake-hit
areas, but the focus of work would be gradually shifted to the resettlement of
residents and post-quake reconstruction. Full story
China Party leadership: Prevent
epidemics, minimize quake losses
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- The Standing Committee of the
Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee , the
Party's top leadership, held a meeting here on Thursday and called for the
prevention of epidemics and the minimization of losses in the quake areas. Full story
President Hu asks tent factories to
boost production
BEIJING, May 22 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao visited
two tent manufacturers in east China's Zhejiang Province on Thursday, urging
them to produce as many as possible to meet needs of the quake survivors.
Since the massive earthquake destroyed many houses,
and reconstruction would take time, tents would become makeshift shelters for
homeless people in these regions. Full story
Chinese Politburo stresses saving
lives first in quake relief
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Saving lives should be taken
as the top priority during quake relief after nearly 15,000 were confirmed dead,
a high profile meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee
was told Wednesday.
The meeting of the Political Bureau Standing
Committee of the CPC Central Committee, presided over by President Hu Jintao,
General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee, urged more army, armed police,
firemen and special policemen, as well as medical personnel be rushed to the
quake-hit areas. Full story
President Hu orders utmost effort for
Sichuan quake victims
BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- President Hu Jintao on Monday
ordered all-out efforts to help those affected by a major earthquake measuring
7.8 on the Richter scale that jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's
Sichuan Province at 2:28 p.m. on Monday.
Premier Wen Jiabao was on his way to the area to
direct the rescue work. Full story
