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Quake relief HQ says focus of relief work to shift to reconstruction

Earthquake relief work has entered a "new stage" and more efforts should be focused on resettlement and post-quake reconstruction in damaged areas, the earthquake relief headquarters under China's State Council agreed at a meeting on Tuesda ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Wed, May 28 2008

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