Chinese vice premier stresses all-out rescue efforts in Xizang quake

LHASA, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing has stressed all-out efforts to rescue and treat the injured after a 6.8-magnitude earthquake jolted the Xizang Autonomous Region.

Zhang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, underscored the importance of ensuring that the disaster-stricken people stay safe and warm this winter.

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