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1.What have been the contributions of the government of China to flood relief activities so far? As Pakistan's close neighbor and all-weather friend, China empathizes with Pakistan for its great loss of life and property inflicted by the severe natural disaster. To help the Pakistani government and people to tide over the difficulties, the Chinese government and people has offered sincere, timely and unconditional assistance to the flood-hit brotherly country.
China is one of the first countries to send relief to Pakistan after it was hit by floods in late July. On August 1 , the Chinese government pledged to provide to the Pakistani government an emergency humanitarian assistance of RMB 10 million, including materials of urgent need such as tents and medicine. The aid was delivered on August 4. On August 25, Chinese People's Liberation Army delivered RMB 10 million urgently-needed materials to the Pakistani armed forces.
The Chinese government has provided additional humanitarian assistance to its brotherly neighbor in the aftermath of the floods. On August 12, China decided to donate an additional RMB 50 million aid to the flood-affected Pakistani people including those ravaged by the landslide earlier this year in Gilgit-Baltistan, bringing total Chinese relief assistance to more than RMB 70 million. RMB 20 million out of the new RMB 50 million aid is specially designated for the people in the upper Hunza region.
The 3190 tons of supplies carried by 101 trucks including 4 oil tankers make up such necessities as wheat flour, rice, milk powder, table salt, cooking oil and sugar as well as diesel, petrol and medicine.They were dispatched from Kashgar of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and reached Sust Dry Port via the Khunjerab Pass on September 2 for distribution. On August 25, China announced donation of another RMB 60 million humanitarian aid to Pakistan, bringing the total Chinese relief aid to more than RMB 130 illion which has all been delivered to Pakistan till today.
As an added gesture of friendship and solidarity with Pakistan, the Chinese government declared on September 6 that it would provide an extra RMB 200 million aid to the Pakistan government to continue support of its rescue and relief efforts. On September 22, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao announced that China...