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Foreword
China is one of the countries in the world that suffer the most natural disasters. Along with global climate changes and its own economic takeoff and progress in urbanization, China suffers increasing pressure on resources, environment and ecology. The situation in the prevention of and response to natural disasters has become more serious and complicated.
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I. Natural Disasters in China
The natural disasters that China suffers from most have the following characteristics: 1. Diverse types.2. Wide scope of distribution. 3. High frequency. 4. Huge losses. The tasks of guarding against and preventing such geological disasters as mountain torrents, landsides and mud-rock flows brought about by heavy rains remain weighty. In addition, as a result of the earth's crustal movements, the danger of earthquakes is increasing.
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II. Strategic Goals and Tasks for Disaster Reduction
In the National 11th Five-year Plan on Comprehensive Disaster Reduction and other documents issued in recent years, the Chinese government has made clear its medium- and long-term strategic goals during the 11th Five-year Plan period (2006-2010) and the ensuing years: to build a relatively complete working system and operational mechanisms regarding disaster reduction...
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III. Construction of a Legal Framework, Institutional Setup and Working Mechanism Related to Disaster Reduction
China attaches great importance to legislation regarding disaster prevention and reduction and has enacted a number of laws and regulations, thus gradually institutionalizing disaster reduction efforts. Since the early 1980s, the state has promulgated more than 30 laws and regulations on disaster prevention and reduction
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IV. Enhancement of Disaster-reduction Capability
The Chinese government attaches great importance to the enhancement of disaster-reduction capability. It has made great efforts in undertaking disaster-reduction projects, improving disaster early warning and emergency response, enhancing sci-tech support, strengthening personnel training and disaster reduction work in communities.
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V. Public Participation in Disaster Reduction
The Chinese government regards it important to give full play to the role of the public in disaster prevention and reduction, and supports and promotes wide public participation in such work by making people more aware and capable of disaster prevention and reduction. The Chinese government timely releases information on disaster situations and demands from disaster-hit areas.
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VI. International Cooperation in Disaster Prevention and Reduction
Adopting an open and cooperative attitude, China takes an active part in international efforts in the area of disaster reduction, in the construction and improvement of an international cooperative disaster-reduction mechanism, in building up a worldwide capacity in this regard, and in providing mutual aid with other countries in major natural disasters.
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Concluding Remarks
China is at an important stage of building an overall moderately prosperous society, and has a heavy and arduous task in its socio-economic development. Confronted with the increasingly serious threats of natural disasters, China has a long way to go in disaster prevention and reduction.
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