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China says every effort is being made for Tibet earthquake relief

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<p>China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday (January 8) emphasized President Xi Jinping’s commitment to search and rescue efforts in Tibet’s earthquake-stricken Tingri County in Shigatse City.</p><p>Xi has issued important instructions calling for all-out search and rescue efforts, emphasized the need for secondary disaster prevention, and called for the proper resettling of affected residents along with effective post-disaster relief measures, foreign ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said during a regular news conference.</p><p>More than 400 people trapped by rubble in Tibet have been rescued, Chinese officials said on Wednesday, with an unknown number still unaccounted for in freezing weather a day after a magnitude 6.8 quake rocked the Himalayan foothills.</p><p>At least 126 people were known to have been killed and 188 injured on the Tibetan side, state broadcaster CCTV reported. No deaths have been reported in Nepal or elsewhere.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/1/8/rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-quake-in-china-s-tibet-kills-at-least-126-1245">READ: Rescuers search for survivors after quake in China&#x27;s Tibet kills at least 126</a></div><p>Guo added that China is also clear and remains highly vigilant regarding the “separatist nature and political plots” of the Dalai Lama, whom Beijing sees as a dangerous separatist.</p><div><strong>(Production: Nicoco Chan, Shung Sin Tan)</strong></div>

<p>China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday (January 8) emphasised President Xi Jinping’s commitment to search and rescue efforts in Tibet’s earthquake-stricken Tingri County in Shigatse City.</p>

China’s foreign ministry on Wednesday (January 8) emphasised President Xi Jinping’s commitment to search and rescue efforts in Tibet’s earthquake-stricken Tingri County in Shigatse City.

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China says every effort is being made for Tibet earthquake relief, warns against separatists

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Published January 08, 2025 08:54 PM PHT

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