Chinese Air Force despatches cargo airplanes to deliver humanitarian aid to Pakistan

BEIJING, Aug 30 (APP): Chinese Air Force has dispatched Y20 cargo airplaneto deliver humanitarian supplies including 3000 tents to Pakistan, ChineseForeign Ministry Spokesperson, Zhao Lijian said on Tuesday.

“This morning, Chinese Air Force dispatched Y20 cargo airplane to deliverhumanitarian supplies including 3000 tents to Pakistan. The supplies areexpected to arrive in Karachi airport in Pakistan at 4.00 pm,” he saidduring his regular briefing here at the International Press Center (IPC).

He said, after Pakistan was hit by the flooding, China had been feeling forthe security of the people in the affected areas in Pakistan, adding, “Wefeel for the difficulties facing Pakistan.”

Zhao Lijian said, President Xi Jinping had already sent a message toPresidentDr Arif Alvi expressing his sympathies to the severe flooding and disastersin Pakistan.“Premier, Li Keqiang also sent a message to Pakistani Prime MinisterShehbaz Sharif,” he added.

He said, previously, State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi alsoexpressed his sympathies immediately after disaster to his counterpart,Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.

The spokesperson remarked that as all weather, strategic cooperativepartners and iron-clad friends, China and Pakistan had long been standingtogether through weal and woe and responding to major challenges such asnatural disasters shoulder to shoulder.

After this natural disaster, China had made response in the first instanceand would continue to provide emergency supplies to Pakistan to support itsefforts in disaster relief.

“We believe that with joint efforts of the Pakistani government and thepeople, the people in the affected areas can prevail over the flooding andreconstruct their homes,” he added.

Meanwhile, Zheng Yuandon, an official with the China InternationalDevelopment Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) said, the Chinese government haddecided to provide 100 million yuan (around $14.5 million) of emergencyhumanitarian assistance, including 25,000 tents and other disaster reliefmaterials urgently needed by flood-hit Pakistan.