Chinese troops begin withdrawal from quake zone <br /> (Reuters)

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Reuters - Chinese troops began withdrawing from

the quake-hit province of Sichuan on Monday, as rescue work

shifts to reconstruction more than two months after the tremor

killed at least 70,000 people. China mobilized 130,000 troops

and armed police in the weeks following the May 12 earthquake.

The first group of 40,000 began pulling out on the orders of

President Hu Jintao, who also chairs the Central Military

Commission.

 

 

 

 

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