China said it will provide additional assistance to Venezuela after the
earthquake, adding a RMB 100 mln emergency grant to earlier hard-currency aid.
The Chinese Red Cross has provided USD 300,000 in emergency funds. A first
chartered shipment of more than 80 tons of government relief—generators,
water-purification vehicles, tents and blankets—has arrived in Venezuela. China
has supplied satellite imagery of the affected areas, and Chinese firms and
expatriate communities in Venezuela have provided machinery and food. China said
it remains willing to offer further support as the situation develops; President
Xi Jinping sent a condolence message to Acting President Rodríguez.
