At 2:09 on January 23, 2024, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Wushi County in the Aksu Prefecture of Xinjiang. After receiving the earthquake report, Ni Hong, Party Leadership Group Secretary and Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, immediately made arrangements, requiring timely understanding of the disaster situation and guidance and support for Xinjiang's earthquake relief efforts. Wang Hui, Party Leadership Group Member and Vice Minister, made specific work arrangements. The Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development has activated a Level III earthquake emergency response, mobilizing experts from the China Academy of Building Research to form an expert group. Led by staff from the Office of the Earthquake Relief Command of the Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development, the group is rushing to the disaster area to guide and support local efforts in surveying damage to buildings and municipal facilities, conducting emergency assessments of buildings, and carrying out emergency repair and rush repair of municipal facilities.