Minister of Civil Affairs Xueju Li of China

Born in Gongzhulin, Jilin Province, Li joined the Communist Party of China in January 1966, and started working in May 1966.

In June 1997, when Chongqing became a municipality, Li was a standing committee member of CPC committee.

Li is a current member of 17th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.

3 billion), Li said while speaking at a national videoconference on disaster relief.

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Li said China is looking to establish an Asian research centre for major disasters, which will study the scientific causes of the region's natural disasters, policies for disaster prevention and mechanisms for international cooperation to reduce post-disaster impacts.

In giving the most precise assessment yet of the impact of the worst winter weather seen in many parts of China for decades, Li said that, aside from the 107 people killed, eight others remained missing.

The disaster was caused by heavy rain, not problems within the mine, so it was decided that this was a natural disaster," Li said on the sidelines of a news conference in Beijing.