BEIJING, March 29 — China stands ready to do its best to provide emergency humanitarian assistance and support to the affected area in Myanmar in light of their need to help people there carry out disaster relief and rescue and pull through this trying time, a Chinese Foreign ministry spokesman said yesterday.
The spokesman made the remarks when asked to provide more information about Chinese casualties in the 7.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and China's assistance in disaster relief and rescue efforts, reported Xinhua.
Noting Myanmar is China's friendly neighbour, the spokesman said China is closely following the situation after the earthquake and extends sincere sympathies to Myanmar.
"We hope and believe that the government and people of Myanmar will overcome difficulties and rebuild their home at an early date," the spokesman said.
After the earthquake, the Chinese Embassy and Consulate-General in Myanmar immediately activated the emergency response mechanism and released relevant consular notice.
They fully gathered and verified information to find out if any Chinese institutions, companies, or nationals had been affected. So far, no deaths have been reported among Chinese nationals there.
"The people of China and Myanmar enjoy a profound 'pauk-phaw' (fraternal) friendship. We feel for the people of Myanmar over the disaster," the spokesman said.
— Bernama
