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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrived in Mianyang, a city in quake-hit southwestern Sichuan Province, after more than two hours of flight from Beijing this morning.During the flight, Hu opened a map, and carefully assessed the quake damage and the progress of relief work with others aboard the plane.Hu said that after several days of endeavor, the relief work has been comprehensively launched and is proceeding in an "forceful, orderly and effective" way.However, he said, "The challenge is still daunting, the task is still arduous and the time pressing."Although the "golden relief time", which refers to the 72 hours after an earthquake occurs, has already passed, he said, "Saving lives is still the top priority of our work."At the same time, he said, "we need to make greater efforts in treating the injured, restoring the transportation, telecommunications and power supply infrastructure in quake-stricken areas and ensure basic living conditions for local resident...

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