Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen! Today, we once again invite the responsible comrades of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force to introduce the latest progress in the earthquake relief work of the People's Liberation Army and the Armed Police Force. Present at today's press conference were Major-General Ma Jian, Deputy Director of the Operations Department of the General Staff Department; Senior Colonel Hu Changming, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense and director of the Information Affairs Bureau; Senior Colonel Yang Qingtang, deputy director of the Mass Work Office of the General Political Department; and Senior Colonel Xie Wei, director of the Operations Planning Bureau of the General Logistics Department. Present at today's press conference are: Senior Colonel Chen Xinnian, Vice Minister of Health of the General Logistics Department; Senior Colonel Ma Gaihe, Director of the Logistics Security Bureau of the Comprehensive Planning Department of the General Armament Department; and Senior Colonel Wen Da, Vice Minister of the Logistics Department of the Armed Police Force Command.

Below, according to the authorization of the State Council Earthquake Relief Headquarters, I will release it to the State Council Press Office:

2008-06- 1 1 15:56:35

Guo Weimin:

According to the report of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, by the time of 1 12, 69 146 people had been killed, 374 13 1 people were injured and 175 16 people were missing.

According to the report of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as of June 5438+0 1 and 12, the national * * * received a total of 44.574 billion yuan from all walks of life at home and abroad, and actually received 42.446 billion yuan (including 36.042 billion yuan in donations and 6.404 billion yuan in material discount).

According to the report of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, as of 1 1, 12, there were 105 15000 disaster relief tents, 4,768,500 beds of quilts and 9 1 397,600 pieces of clothes.

2008-06- 1 1 15:59:58

Guo Weimin:

According to the report of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, as of 10, 245 sets of transitional resettlement houses in Sichuan disaster areas have been shipped, 80,400 sets have been installed, 26,400 sets are being installed, 88,400 sets are to be installed, and 49,900 sets have been shipped from the production area. There are still 73,400 sets to be delivered.

According to the report of the General Staff Department, as of 24: 00 on 10, rescue and relief personnel had rescued and transferred people 1390833.

According to the report of the Ministry of Health, the number of hospitalized people injured by the earthquake is as high as 1 1,12,95324 (excluding the number of patients in the disaster area), and 77034 people have been discharged and are still hospitalized 15692 people, of which 9340 people are still hospitalized from Sichuan, * *.

2008-06- 1 1 16:00:30

Guo Weimin:

According to the report of the Seismological Bureau of China, from 10/2 to 10/2, a total of 2 19 aftershocks with magnitude less than 3.9, 4.0-4.9 aftershocks 1 times and 5.0 aftershocks were detected in the main earthquake area of Wenchuan earthquake. The aftershocks in the main earthquake area have been monitored 1 160 1 time.

According to the report of the Ministry of Finance, as of 1 12, governments at all levels have invested a total of 23.602 billion yuan in earthquake relief, including1900.9 billion yuan from the central government and 4.593 billion yuan from the local government.

According to the report of the Ministry of Water Resources, as of June 1 12, the damaged waterworks were 8 1 14, and the waterworks were repaired in 5994. The total damaged water supply pipeline is 47,642.5 kilometers, and 40 124.3 kilometers have been repaired.

According to the report of the Ministry of Transport, as of June 0 1 12, the total mileage of highway damage was 47,277 kilometers, and 460 14 kilometers had been completed.

2008-06- 1 1 16:00:53

Guo Weimin:

The full-text information is published so far. Next, we ask Senior Colonel Hu Changming, spokesman of the Ministry of National Defense and director of the Information Affairs Bureau, to introduce the situation.

2008-06- 1 1 16:0 1:28

Hu Changming:

Ladies and gentlemen, friends,

Today, we are here to hold another press conference to inform the people of the whole country and the international community about the progress of earthquake relief in the military and armed police forces.

First of all, we express our deep condolences to our comrades Qiu Guanghua, Li Yue, Wang Huaiyuan, Chen Lin, Zhang Peng and the victims of the Mi-17 1 transport helicopter crash! Express cordial condolences to their relatives! They are not afraid of difficulties and sacrifices, have made outstanding contributions to earthquake relief, and have practiced the purpose of serving the people wholeheartedly with their lives. Their heroic behavior will inspire us to work together with the people of the whole country to win a comprehensive victory in earthquake relief!

2008-06- 1 1 16:02:28

Hu Changming:

Over the past few days, the army and the Armed Police Force have resolutely implemented a series of decision-making instructions from the CPC Central Committee, the State Council, the Central Military Commission and President Hu, carried forward the fine tradition of listening to the party's command, serving the people and being brave and good at fighting, and fought day and night in the front line of earthquake relief to ensure that major milestones have been achieved in earthquake relief. At present, the earthquake relief work of the military and armed police forces is being vigorously, orderly and effectively promoted in depth, mainly including transferring and resettling the masses, treating the injured, preventing secondary disasters, monitoring and eliminating the danger of the dammed lake, carrying out health and epidemic prevention, implementing psychological intervention, helping the masses to resume production, resuming classes for primary and secondary school students, and assisting local governments to maintain social order.

2008-06- 1 1 16:03: 13

Hu Changming:

In this earthquake, the defense departments and armies of many countries provided us with assistance. As of June 10, the defense departments and armies of 14 countries have provided tents, food, medicines, generators and other aid materials to the disaster-stricken areas in Sichuan through various channels, and the defense departments and armies of some countries have provided cash assistance. Defense ministries and military leaders from 27 countries sent letters of condolence. In this regard, we express our heartfelt thanks!

2008-06- 1 1 16:03:53

Hu Changming:

Since the Wenchuan earthquake, the media has made a lot of reports and sustained attention to the earthquake relief situation of the military and armed police forces. I would like to take this opportunity to express my gratitude to all the journalists and friends present and all the Chinese and foreign media concerned about the Wenchuan earthquake!

Now, our team is willing to answer your questions.

2008-06- 1 1 16:04:33

CNN reporter:

What is the biggest challenge you face in dealing with the dammed lake? What kind of danger do the officers and men on the scene face? Are there hidden dangers to their safety and concerns about the safety of local civilians?

2008-06- 1 1 16:05:27

Text:

I'm glad to answer the question raised by this lady. At present, after the Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan, there are 34 dammed lakes in * * *, of which 19 dammed lakes are undertaken by the Armed Police Force. According to the unified deployment of the army and the local earthquake relief headquarters, the Armed Police Hydropower Unit dispatched 1 128 troops and 408 heavy equipment to Tangjiashan dammed lake from May 22nd to 3rd. After several days of continuous fighting by officers and men, under the guidance of the on-site expert group, the 1 diversion canal with a length of 485 meters, a width of 50 meters and a depth of 13 meters was dug five days in advance. The diversion canal began to discharge flood on the morning of the 7th, and it had already played its role by the morning of 10, and basically completed the diversion canal task by the morning of 10.

2008-06- 1 1 16:07:26

Text:

In the process of danger removal, officers and men of the Armed Police Hydropower Force overcame difficulties such as aftershocks, mudslides and high temperature weather. In order to catch up with the progress, they worked 24 hours a day for 9 days, giving full play to the role of large equipment. In order to ensure the safety of officers and men in the construction, we sent observation posts at the height of the dam to observe the changes of the dam and debris flow at any time. In order to ensure the continuous fighting energy and combat effectiveness of officers and men, we have strengthened logistics support to ensure that officers and men can drink water and eat. The vast number of construction officers and soldiers take the disaster situation in the disaster area as the command and time as their life. When the construction was in urgent need of fuel and explosives, more than 700 officers and men trudged for dozens of kilometers overnight, carrying 3 tons of explosives, diesel oil 1 ton and dozens of materials. At the same time, strengthen close and systematic cooperation with PLA officers and men, * * * handle explosives and * * * eliminate dangerous situations. By the morning of 10, the danger of Tangjiashan dammed lake was completely ruled out.

2008-06- 1 1 16: 10:42

Ma Jian:

On this issue, I would like to give you a supplementary introduction. The whole dammed lake is under the control of the state and the army. Let me show you a picture (see picture). All 34 dammed lakes are under our control. According to the current situation, the extremely high risk of Tangjiashan dammed lake is basically ruled out. In accordance with the requirements of "safety, science and timeliness" put forward by Premier Wen, we will make unified arrangements in time, mobilize troops to stick to it and supervise the whole dammed lake. Among them, the military and armed police forces are responsible for 20, and the local authorities are responsible for 14. It can be said that for every dammed lake, the Ministry of Water Resources, the local government and the army have a set of disposal plans. The local government has formulated emergency plans in yellow, orange and red to deal with possible dangers. The army has its own strict protection plan in the process of eliminating dangerous situations, and can evacuate in time in times of crisis. On this issue, we will not let another civilian suffer casualties or lose a single soldier due to secondary disasters. Thank you!

2008-06- 1 1 16: 15: 17

Xinhua News Agency reporter:

Now that the large-scale rescue work is coming to an end, will hundreds of thousands of rescue troops remain in the disaster area? What role will they play in the disaster area? Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16: 18:34

Yang Qingtang:

Thank you for your concern about our army's earthquake relief. At present, 1.3 million troops are all in the first line, and actively participate in mass resettlement, production recovery and post-disaster reconstruction according to the eight tasks deployed by the Central Military Commission. In this earthquake relief, the PLA and the Armed Police Force adhered to the purpose of serving the people, and close military-civilian relations throughout the earthquake relief, mainly in five aspects:

2008-06- 1 1 16: 19:04

Yang Qingtang:

First, consciously respect the leadership of local party committees and governments and spare no effort to save people's lives. The main leaders of earthquake relief forces at all levels have participated in the work of the provincial, municipal and county earthquake relief headquarters. The deployment of troops and the assignment of tasks are determined according to the local disaster relief needs. When there is an emergency in the local area, the troops take the initiative to attack and resolutely complete the task. Especially in the most urgent and dangerous rescue stage, the vast number of officers and men raced against time to rescue 3336 survivors from the ruins. There are 43 new soldiers of an engineering corps in jinan military area command who live in Dujiangyan City, including 30 houses collapsed, 16 relatives were killed and 34 relatives were injured. The troops arrived in Pengzhou disaster area. According to the soldier's nearest home, it is less than 10 km. None of these soldiers asked to go home and have a look, and they all threw themselves into the battle of emergency rescue and disaster relief.

2008-06- 1 1 16:20:50

Yang Qingtang:

An armored unit has two soldiers, one is Sean and the other is Chen Jun. They lost their father and mother respectively in the earthquake. They fought back their grief and devoted themselves to earthquake relief. When the company leaders learned about it, they specially arranged for them to go home and have a look, but they refused. Army leaders sent people to take their surviving relatives to Dujiangyan and held a simple mourning ceremony for their parents. After learning about it, 200 local people took the initiative to participate in the mourning ceremony. Many people burst into tears and the scene was very touching.

2008-06- 1 1 16:23:5 1

Yang Qingtang:

Second, help the people in the disaster areas tide over the difficulties. The first thing that comes to mind is the masses when the relief troops are very difficult to ensure their own lives. Some troops would rather starve than give dry food to the people; Some troops prefer three or four officers and men to drink a bottle of mineral water every day and keep it for the masses; Some troops would rather be caught in the rain and cold, but also send rain gear and tents to the masses. Journalists and friends who have been to the front line of disaster relief should see that in Mianyang Stadium, which was established at the first disaster relief point, the army arranged hundreds of officers and men to cooperate with the local authorities to deliver boiled water and cook hot meals for more than 10,000 people affected by the disaster every day. The whole army also actively donated 427 million yuan to the disaster-stricken areas and donated more than 265,438+10,000 pieces (sets) of clothes and quilts. In response to the call of the Central Organization Department, an army in party member paid a "special membership fee" of 65.438+0.03 billion yuan.

2008-06- 1 1 16:25:05

Yang Qingtang:

Third, actively appease the masses and stabilize people's hearts. As soon as the troops arrived in the disaster area, they put up banners and slogans such as "The Party and the people are United as one, and the army and the people share weal and woe" and shouted battle slogans such as "Victory must belong to the heroic people of China", which not only boosted morale, but also stabilized people's hearts. The General Political Department has deployed 7/kloc-0 psychologists and more than 30 psychological service teams from various units to help the masses rebuild their spiritual homes, which has played a very good role in stabilizing their emotions.

2008-06- 1 1 16:27:59

Yang Qingtang:

Fourth, fully participate in the recovery and reconstruction of disaster areas. By June 10, the troops * * * had cleared and transported more than 10,000 cubic meters of ruins 10, repaired roads10,000 kilometers, set up 267,000 tents and transported more than 800,000 tons of materials. All units have also set up more than 80 tent schools for the disaster-stricken areas, helping more than 30,000 students to return to the classroom.

2008-06- 1 1 16:29:46

Yang Qingtang:

Fifth, love the people and keep discipline, and Qiu has not committed any crime. All units strictly implement the mass discipline for earthquake relief formulated by the General Political Department. People in Yingxiu Town, Wenchuan County, saw the officers and men who had been eating dry food for several days, so they gave the surviving pigs to the troops. Without saying anything, the officers and men killed the pig and sent it to the army. If you can't refuse, the troops will pay the price. At present, the army has dug up hundreds of millions of yuan in cash and a large number of valuables from the ruins, and has returned them to the owner or handed them over to relevant local units in time. As in the war years, the party committees, governments and people in the disaster areas strongly supported the rescue operations of the troops, especially the 50,000 militia reservists who fought side by side with the troops, forming a strong joint force of military and civilian unity and overcoming difficulties together. Thank you all.

2008-06- 1 1 16:30:48

Guo Weimin:

It is said that Senior Colonel Yang Qingtang has just returned from the disaster area. He just talked about five aspects of the army's work.

2008-06- 1 1 16:34:05

Turkish World News Agency reporter:

Can you tell us about the number of PLA and armed police officers and soldiers killed or injured in earthquake relief operations?

2008-06- 1 1 16:34:37

Ma Jian:

So far, only five crew members of Mi-17 1 have died heroically in this earthquake relief, and there are no reports of troops dying in Sichuan in other ground relief. And in the whole process, leaders at all levels are very strict in their own safety management, which has some harm.

2008-06- 1 1 16:36:49

Phoenix TV reporter:

I have two questions: First, we are also journalists who went to the front line, and we also saw reports from foreign media, all of which reported a lot on the outstanding performance of China's army. However, some media believe that the equipment of China's army is not advanced enough. They gave an example. For example, the helicopter crash was discovered after 1 1, so they thought it was because the equipment was not advanced enough. In addition, the supply of helicopters and transport planes is insufficient, and these pilots will perform tasks many times or perform tasks with excessive intensity. How does the military respond to such reports or such views?

Second, the issue of foreign military assistance. This is also the first time that China's army has received some foreign military assistance to solve its own emergency. What do you think of the effect of this cooperation with foreign troops? If there is this problem in the future, will we still accept foreign military assistance? This time, did the foreign troops ask for assistance, or did the foreign troops take the initiative? Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16:38:58

Ma Gai and:

Thank you for your attention to the equipment construction of our army. On the question of equipment construction, I will briefly answer it. The wrecked Mi-17 1 helicopter was introduced from Russia in 1993, and it has the ability of autonomous navigation and mission execution under complex meteorological conditions. The helicopter crash was mainly caused by the sudden change of airflow and the harsh local geographical environment. After the accident, the CPC Central Committee and the Central Military Commission attached great importance to it, and we adopted the search and rescue methods of combining open space, general technology with high technology, and military and land. In terms of technology, this time advanced technologies such as infrared remote sensing, satellite, synthetic aperture radar and electronic positioning were used for search and rescue.

2008-06- 1 1 16:40: 1 1

Ma Gai and:

There are two main reasons why the search and rescue time is so long: First, the landform in Wenchuan area is very complicated, with high mountains and dense forests, and the traffic is very difficult. Many places are inaccessible, it is difficult for people to reach on foot, and it is even more difficult for helicopters to search on the spot. Second, after the earthquake, a large number of buildings collapsed, especially some metal buildings, such as high-voltage towers, and the target characteristics were very similar to those of helicopter crashes. After using some technical means to find the target characteristics, it is very difficult to analyze and judge, and it is also a very arduous task. Even if we send someone to judge on the spot after finding the target, it will take 2-3 days for each target to arrive.

2008-06- 1 1 16:42:25

Ma Gai and:

On the construction of our army's large transport aircraft and helicopters. As we all know, this time, our army * * * used nearly 150 large transport planes and helicopters, and made more than 4,600 disaster relief flights, mainly responsible for transporting troops and equipment urgently needed for earthquake relief, evacuating victims, and transporting disaster relief materials. Through this disaster relief operation, the status of large transport aircraft and helicopters has become increasingly prominent and their roles have become more and more important. Seriously sum up the experience of this earthquake relief, pay more attention to the construction of large helicopters, transport planes and special equipment for earthquake relief, constantly improve the equipment of the troops, and effectively enhance the ability to carry out non-war military operations.

2008-06- 1 1 16:44:02

Hu Changming:

We accept disaster relief assistance from foreign defense departments and military forces, which is also an aspect of military participation in earthquake relief. At present, countries that provide us with material assistance include the United States, Russia, Belgium, South Korea, Serbia, Israel, Romania, Germany, Belarus, Ukraine, Montenegro, Finland, Singapore, Poland, Vietnam and Mongolia, and they also provide us with cash assistance in some form. This fully expresses the profound friendship between the defense departments and armies of these countries and the people and armies of China, and also embodies the people-oriented thinking.

We have experienced a historical process in accepting foreign disaster relief assistance. Before the reform and opening up, we cautiously accepted foreign disaster relief assistance, and now we take the initiative to accept it. This reflects that in the process of reform and opening up, the army has become more open and confident. Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16:46:32

Hong newspaper reporter:

At present, hundreds of thousands of officers and men have been in the disaster area for more than a month, which is a severe test of the support ability of the military logistics system. It is said that the strategic reserve was used to support the disaster area this time. Will it affect the combat readiness of the army? Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16:53:58

Xie Weikuan:

It is very important for this reporter friend to raise this question. It is a matter of great concern to commanders at all levels and logistics organs at all levels to provide sustained and powerful logistics support for disaster relief troops and maintain the sustained and vigorous combat effectiveness of the broad masses of officers and men. There is an old saying in China that "before the soldiers and horses move, the grain and grass go first". While the troops rushed to the disaster area, logistics departments at all levels also established a perfect logistics support system in the disaster area. This system includes the detachment logistics force of the disaster relief forces, the campaign logistics force of the Chengdu Military Region and the strategic logistics force of the General Logistics Department. Relying on this system to implement the three-level logistics support of strategic campaign logistics support based on tactical logistics not only better guarantees the continuous support of disaster relief troops themselves, but also provides service support for the people in disaster areas as much as possible. For example, 70,000 hot meals are provided to people in disaster areas every day, 200,000 people need drinking water, and 37,000 tents are provided as a large number of relief materials.

Regarding the use of strategic reserve materials, some strategic reserve materials were indeed used in this earthquake relief. This part of the materials are mainly clothes, materials, medicines, tents and other general materials; Weapons and equipment, ammunition, oil and other combat materials are not used much.

2008-06- 1 1 16:54:39

Tokyo news reporter, Japan:

I want to ask about foreign military assistance. Just now, Mr. Hu introduced us to many foreign troops who participated in earthquake relief. For various reasons, the Japanese Self-Defense Forces did not participate in the rescue activities of the Wenchuan earthquake. What's your comment on this? In addition, is it possible for the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to participate in China's aid activities in the future? Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16:58: 15

Hu Changming:

First of all, I would like to thank the Japanese government and people for their assistance to the earthquake-stricken areas in Sichuan. Some time ago, you saw a report in the media about the Japanese government's aid to the Sichuan disaster area. The Japanese government finally decided to transport relief supplies to the Sichuan disaster area by civil aircraft. Natural disasters such as earthquakes are the enemies of mankind. People, governments and armies of all countries should unite and cooperate to form a strong joint force to safeguard human security and maintain world peace and stability. Thank you.

2008-06- 1 1 16:59:42

Guo Weimin:

This concludes today's press conference. Thank you!

2008-06- 1 1 17:03:50

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