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">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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