China's state council has dispatched a working group to guide rescue and relief work, saying the priority is to save lives.

中国国务院派出一个工作组指导救援工作，并把抢救生命作为首要任务。

The state council in accordance with the constitution imposed today at midnight a state of war in the territory of the whole country.”

国家委员会依据今天实施的宪法从午夜开始在本国领土内实施战时状态。”

So the good news is that earlier this year, the state council passed a new regulation on house requisition and demolition and passed the right to order forced demolition from local governments to the court.

好消息是，今年早些时候，人民代表大会通过了一项关于房屋征用和拆迁的新法规，将征用和拆迁的权利从当地政府移交到了法庭。