Xi Jinping Issues Important Instructions on the Magnitude-7.0 Earthquake in Baqing County, Nagqu, Tibet, Stressing All-Out Search and Rescue, Proper Accommodation for Those Affected, and Effective Protection of People's Lives and Property; Li Qiang Issues Directives
At approximately 10:33 p.m. on October 22, a magnitude-7.0 earthquake struck Baqing County in Nagqu, Tibet, causing major casualties. Following the earthquake, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, Chinese president, and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attached great importance to the disaster and issued importan…