China has had 'great success in the initial stage of relief,' he said.

他表示，当前中国抗震救灾斗争已取得重大阶段性成果。

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China has had "great success in the initial stage of relief," he said.

他表示，当前中国抗震救灾斗争已取得重大阶段性成果。

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For him the world stage is a relief from a fading economy at home, but it is no less a reminder of his powerlessness.

对他而言，他在世界舞台的活动只不过是从本国经济衰退得到的一个安慰。但这也是他没有能力的一个提醒。

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Also, and I hesitate to say this at such an early stage of the relief effort here, but the authorities in India at least, and some other countries in the region, have become quite good at dealing with severe flooding, or earthquakes, catastrophic events on a tsunami scale, if you will.

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