China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

China and Russia will hold the 19th round of the annual China-Russia strategic security consultation and the ninth meeting of the China-Russia law-enforcement and security cooperation mechanism, said Lin Jian, spokesman of the Chinese Foreign Ministry, in Beijing on Monday.

"Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Sergei Shoigu will visit China from November 11 to 15 to attend the 19th round of the annual China-Russia strategic security consultation and the ninth meeting of the China-Russia law-enforcement and security cooperation mechanism. Wang Yi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, and Chen Wenqing, member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and head of the Commission for Political and Legal Affairs of the CPC Central Committee, will meet with Shoigu respectively," said Lin at a regular press briefing.

"China and Russia are comprehensive strategic partners of coordination for a new era. The two countries maintain close communication on strategic and overarching issues of mutual concern. On November 12, Director Wang Yi will hold the annual strategic security consultation with Shoigu who is visiting China at the invitation of the Chinese side. The consultation aims to implement the important consensus reached during the meetings of the two heads of state earlier this year, conduct in-depth communication, coordinate positions and enhance mutual trust on bilateral relations and major issues concerning the strategic security interests of both countries," said Lin.

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

China, Russia to hold meetings on security, law-enforcement

Emergency responders have been racing against time to build shelters at resettlement sites in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region as aftershocks from the deadly quake that struck the region last week continue.

The 6.8-magnitude earthquake hit Dingri County of the region's Xigaze City on Jan 7, claiming the lives of 126 people and injuring 188 others, while destroying some 3,600 houses and forcing some 47,500 residents to be relocated across the affected areas.

A 4.9-magnitude and a 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Dingri County at 20:57 and 20:58 on Monday (Beijing Time), both aftershocks from last week's earthquake, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC).

The 5.0-magnitude earthquake is the largest aftershock monitored so far, with its epicenter nine kilometers away from the epicenter of the 6.8-magnitude earthquake, according to CENC.

According to a China Media Group (CMG) reporter who went deep in to one of the worst-hit regions, a village in Tsogo Township, the aftershocks occurred when construction workers and fire fighters were building prefabricated houses.

When the aftershocks hit, all construction materials and emergency equipment on the ground were shaking, but work continued in an orderly manner after the shockwave ended, according to the reporter.

Emergency responders continue with shelter building despite aftershocks in Xizang