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Urban relocation best for rural quake victims: Official

Policies should be devised to help resettle millions of earthquake-hit residents from rural areas to cities, a senior official said yesterday. Creating employment in urban areas is an effective way of successfully relocating rural quake ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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