• China deploys large military cargo planes to deliver flood relief to Pakistan

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    China deploys large military cargo planes to deliver flood relief to Pakistan

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: To support Pakistan, which is
    suffering from catastrophic flooding in several areas of the nation, China on
    Tuesday sent two of its largest military cargo aircraft, the Y-20?



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The aeroplane, which has a cargo capacity of
    over 60 tonnes, departed from a Sichuan airfield in southwest China a day after
    Chinese President Xi Jinping sent Arif Alvi in Pakistan a message of sympathy
    over the floods.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">On Tuesday night, the plane was supposed to
    land in Karachi.



    mso-themecolor:text1">3,000 tents and other aid will be delivered, according to
    Zhao Lijian, a spokesperson for the Chinese foreign ministry.

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Zhao was quoted as saying at the regular
    ministry briefing on Tuesday that "China and Pakistan have been sharing
    weal and woe for a long time, reaching out to each other and responding to
    major challenges like natural disasters side by side. We are all-weather
    strategic cooperative partners and 'ironclad' friends.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Zhao stated that China responded right away
    and would keep giving Pakistan the "greatly required" assistance in
    the event of a calamity.



    mso-themecolor:text1">According to the state-run tabloid Global Times, two
    additional Chinese planes will deliver another shipment of supplies to Pakistan
    on Wednesday.

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">The current floods in Pakistan brought on by
    this season's monsoon rains, which began in mid-June, have affected more than
    33 million people and 72 districts, according to a report on Tuesday from
    China's Xinhua news agency.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">According to a report issued by Pakistan's
    National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) and cited by Xinhua, the southern
    Sindh province of the country has continued to be the worst-hit area, with the
    floods affecting 23 of its districts and more than 14.5 million residents.



    mso-themecolor:text1">The People's Liberation Army (PLA) air force will be
    sending Y-20 freight aircraft to Pakistan for the second time: In 2020, the
    locally produced cargo aircraft made its first overseas flight, travelling to
    Pakistan to give aid for the Covid-19 pandemic.



    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Six Y-20 aircraft flew to Afghanistan in July
    to give supplies after an earthquake that left at least,000 dead and tens of
    thousands displaced.



    mso-themecolor:text1">Chinese national media CCTV stated that over the course
    of three days, the PLA aircraft delivered about 105 tonnes of assistance.



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