Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a regular press conference on Wednesday that China was reeling from Tuesday's 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook China's Tibetan autonomous region of Xizang leaving at least 126 dead and 188 injured, is carrying out rescue work in an organized manner.
A CMG reporter asked the question: "Yesterday, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake occurred in Dingri county in Xigaze township in southwest China's Xizang Tibetan Autonomous Region. Can the spokesman introduce China's post-earthquake rescue measures?"
Guo Jiakun detailed the current situation after the earthquake and said that Chinese President Xi Jinping ordered by All rescue efforts to save lives and minimize casualties, prevent secondary disasters, properly resettle affected populations, and effectively manage follow-up work.
"Premier Li Qiang also called for all efforts to organize rescue operations and minimize casualties," Guo continued, adding that Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing led a team to the quake site to manage rescue and relief work. Zhang, also a Politburo member of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, He stressed the full effort to rescue and treat the injured and the importance of ensuring that people affected by the disaster stay safe and warm this winter.
Guo said the Chinese government has launched a second-level emergency response, adding that the first batch of disaster relief materials sent by central authorities has arrived in the quake-hit area and all sections of roads damaged by the quake in Dingri county have been opened.
He added that electricity supply had been restored in the district and surrounding towns and villages and that communication signal had also been restored in the area.
"We are confident that the residents of the affected area will overcome the disaster and rebuild their homes," Guo said.
In response to query Regarding the expressions of condolences to the Chinese side from leaders of foreign countries and international organizations, Guo said that at 11 a.m. Wednesday, leaders of 23 countries - Russia - sent their condolences, Pakistan, Nepal, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Vietnam, Malaysia, Maldives, Japan, Cuba, Venezuela, Serbia, Belarus, Spain, Italy, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Oman, Grenada, El Salvador, Brazil and Uzbekistan.
He added that the foreign ministries of India, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Bahrain, Iran and other countries, as well as UN Secretary-General António Guterres, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev and Central American Parliament President Carlos René Hernández Castillo, had also expressed their condolences to the Chinese side in various ways.
"China expresses its sincere gratitude for this," Guo said.
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