Chinese president visits quake-hit area
                   
upi.com     May 16, 2008            

BEIJING, May 16 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao Friday assessed earthquake damage in Sichuan province where the death toll may top 50,000. Hu described the rescue and relief effort mounted by tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians as "forceful, orderly and effective," the state-run... [read full story]                

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