Chinese Ambassador to New Zealand Xu Jianguo (L) shakes hands with Christchurch Mayor Bob Parker (R) in Christchurch, New Zealand, Feb. 23, 2011. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key on Wednesday declared a national state of emergency in the wake of a magnitude-6.3 earthquake that jolted the South Island city of Christchurch on Tuesday. [Huang Xingwei/Xinhua] |