Major changes in quake protection
By Cui Xiaohuo | China Daily | Updated: 2008-10-24 07:49
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Villager Zhao Guangdong hangs up a string of small firecrackers to celebrate his family's move to a new house in Mianyang, Sichuan, yesterday. Mianyang was badly hit by the May 12 earthquake. Cheng Heping |
The standards by which densely populated buildings like schools and hospitals are able to withstand earthquakes would be raised if a proposed document is passed into law.
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