People's Daily Warns of Epidemics in Quake Zone
The People's Daily, the mouthpiece of the Communist Party of China (CPC), is to publish a commentary on Friday warning southwest China's quake-hit areas to be on high alert against disease outbreaks and urging measures to ensure social stability. Constant aftershocks had rocked the area since the quake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale on Monday, putting the infrastructure at risk; heavy rains could lead to more landslides and debris flow; and disease might follow, which could worsen conditions in the quake zone, the commentary says. "We have to be highly alert against the potential dangers and beef up prevention measures to avoid serial disasters that threaten people's lives and property," it says, adding that more sanitation measures should be taken to curb disease risks. More needed to be done to distribute food, drinking water, clothes, quilts and tents, the commentary says. It also urges more publicity measures ...
Foreign political parties, organizations offer condolences over devastating earthquake in China
Scores of foreign political parties and organizations Wednesday sent messages of condolences to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and CPC Central Committee, following the major earthquake that jolted China' ...
CPC to "test" officials through performance in disaster relief: senior official
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) will "test" officials through their performance in the on-going earthquake disaster relief work, head of the CPC discipline watchdog said here Wednesday. He Guoqiang, secretary of the CPC's Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) required officials at all levels to properly perform their duties and "stand on the front line" of disaster relief. He, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, said the CPC would award and encourage those who devoted themselves in disaster relief and would severely punish those with dereliction of duty or cowardice. The official also asked inspectors to intensify supervision over management and the use of relief supplies to ensure they can reach the people in need as soon as possible. &nb...
Foreign political parties, organizations offer condolences over devastating earthquake in China
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Scores of foreign political parties and organizations Wednesday sent messages of condolences to Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC), and CPC Central Committee, following the major earthquake that jolted China's southwestern Sichuan province Monday. Japan's New Komeito Party Leader Akihiro Ota said in the condolence message that his party would work with the Japanese government to provide assistance to China. He hoped that the Chinese people would overcome difficulties and complete the work of reconstruction at an early date. Democratic Party of Japan leader Ichiro Ozawa said in the message that as a friend of the CPC, the party would go all out to cooperate with China. He hoped that China would stride forward to hosting the Beijing Olympic Games successfully. Gennady Zyuganov, chairman of the ...
Scholars urged to sum up experience of 3-decade reform and opening-up
BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- A senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has urged sociologists and philosophers to study and summarize the major achievements of China's 30-year reform and opening-up drive, and make breakthroughs in this regard. Scholars should also systematically summarize the 60-year experience of the People's Republic of China, and the 90-year history of the CPC, said Liu Yunshan, member of both the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, Wednesday. Liu stressed the importance to study and explain major theoretical views, strategic thought and important plans adopted by the 17th CPC National Congress. Liu, who also heads the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, addressed a conference to appraise the applications for government funds used for sociological studies....
Senior official: Earthquake relief a priority for government
Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Vice Premier Li Keqiang has highlighted the importance of relief work in the wake of southwest China earthquake, calling it the government's top priority. "Go all out and make careful arrangements to rescue the trapped and affected people, ensure basic necessities for the people, and try every means to minimize the losses," said Li, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau and deputy head of the General Headquarters for Earthquake Relief. Li has presided over a series of meetings to organize relief efforts in areas hit by Monday's quake, which measured 7.8 on the Richter scale and was centered on Wenchuan, Sichuan Province. Vice Premier Hui Liangyu addressed Wednesday's meeting, af...
Ministry: Donations to quake-hit areas hit 877 mln yuan
Special report: Strong Earthquake Jolts SW China BEIJING, May 14 (Xinhua) -- Donations in both cash and goods to the quake-hit areas had risen to 877 million yuan (125 million U.S. dollars) as of 4 p.m. on Wednesday, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs. The Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) has received public donations of 311 million yuan and the China Charity Federation has received about 120 million yuan. Chinese President Hu Jintao, former President Jiang Zemin, top legislator Wu Bangguo, Premier Wen Jiabao, and other top leaders including Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang also made donations. Various departments under the Central Government and the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee all donated for the quake relief work. Local governments have donated...
China's premier tackles grain misappropriation on field trip
ZHENGZHOU, May 12 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has urged officials in charge of the nation's granaries to stop misappropriation of grain and to be honest in their accounts. From Saturday to Monday, Wen made an inspection tour in Nanyang city, a major grain producer in central China's Henan Province. He said he was greatly concerned about grain security amid price rises on the international market and price fluctuations on the domestic food market. Wen, member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, urged local officials in charge of a state-owned storage facilities, to be truthful in their stocktaking. He asked, "Are the figures of the stocks and records compatible? Is there any loss?" After hearing the officials' reports, Wen climbed up a ladder by himself to check the store. ...
Senior Chinese official stresses importance of meeting cultural needs of public
SHENYANG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official has called for more efforts to develop public cultural services to better satisfy people with different needs. Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks during an inspection tour to northeast China's Liaoning Province from April 30 to May 6. He said government should play a leading role in offering public cultural services and public funds be the major source of finance.
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