00:00The first flight carrying Chinese humanitarian aid has arrived in Caracas following the recent earthquake in Venezuela.
00:06Answering a question from Telesur, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Nin said additional assistance will be provided as relief efforts
00:13continue.
00:14A correspondent, Bruno Falsi, attended the press conference and has more details.
00:21Greetings, comrades. I'm reporting from Beijing, where today at the Chinese Minister of Foreign Affairs regular press briefing,
00:30and in response to a question from Telesur, the spokesperson Mao Nin said that the first flight carrying Chinese humanitarian
00:38aid arrived in Caracas yesterday.
00:42Beijing announced the delivery of 100 million yuan, approximately $15 million, worth of emergency relief supplies to support Venezuela following
00:57the earthquakes.
00:59She also said that the Red Cross Society of China, the Chinese companies and the Chinese community in Venezuela
01:07are providing additional assistance to support relief efforts.
01:13Let's listen now to Mao Nin remarks.
01:17China is paying close attention to the earthquake disaster in Venezuela.
01:21President Xi Jinping sent a message of condolences to Acting President Rodriguez.
01:26Building on the financial assistance previously provided to Venezuela,
01:29the Chinese government has decided to provide an additional 100 million yuan in emergency humanitarian supplies.
01:37The Red Cross Society of China has also provided $300,000 U.S. dollars in emergency cash assistance to the
01:44Venezuelan Red Cross.
01:46Yesterday, the first batch of 80 tons of Chinese government relief supplies, including generators, water purification equipment, tents, and blankets,
01:55arrived in Venezuela on a chartered flight.
01:58China has also provided satellite imagery of the affected areas.
02:01Chinese companies and overseas Chinese associations in Venezuela have donated a large amount of machinery, equipment, and food.
02:09China stands ready to continue providing further support and assistance in accordance with the evolving needs of the disaster response
02:16in Venezuela.
02:16Chinese authorities say that the first shipment of humanitarian aid totaling more than 80 tons included 20 electric generators,
02:288 water purification units, 200 disinfections units, 200 solar lighting systems, and more than 1,700 tents.
02:45Beijing also said that additional shipments will be sent in the coming days and reiterated its commitment to continue to
02:55support Venezuela as the emergency situation evolves.
03:00With these news, from here, in the capital of China, we'll go back with you in the studios.
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