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Chengdu Military Command authorized to direct military rescue efforts in SW China

China's Central Military Commission has authorized the Chengdu Military Command to direct all the rescue efforts by armed forces after a massive quake jolted southwest China's Sichuan Province Monday afternoon. Besides the armed for ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, May 14 2008

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