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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-06-17

Troops deployed for rescue missions after earthquake in Qinghai

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-06-17
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16467929.html
Collected at2026-06-17 16:12:40 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprinteb3e56b79fdc5eca3384f19c600083facfbba2670a3a1c775da2e4d3d247d739 — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run60

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By Zhang Leifeng, Li Haoqi and Wu Shitao Xining, June 17 -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province at 17: 06 PM on June 16, 2026. The Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Qinghai Military Command and the Chinese Armed Police Force (PAP) Qinghai Corps immediately deployed troops for rescue missions, including searching for the missing personnel, ruling out disaster risks, and settling the residents in quake-hit areas.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Troops deployed for rescue missions after earthquake in Qinghai." China Military Online (EN), 2026-06-17. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16467929.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 1533, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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