An airplane carring the third batch of relief goods offered by Chinese government to quake-hit Japan takes off at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, March 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)
BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Commerce (MOC) told Xinhua that the third batch of humanitarian aid to Japan was sent on Thursday to support the country's disaster relief work.
This last batch of relief materials included 10,000 pairs of thick rubber gloves, 60 portable toilets and 25,000 pairs of sports shoes.
The MOC said that all relief materials sent so far came to a total of 30 million yuan (4.58 million U.S. dollars).
The Chinese government sent Japan the first batch of relief materials, including blankets, tents and emergency lights on March 14, three days after the massive earthquake and tsunami hit Japan.
An airplane carring the third batch of relief goods offered by Chinese government to quake-hit Japan is to take off at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China, March 31, 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Fei)
Photo taken on March 31, 2011, shows some of the third batch of relief goods offered by Chinese government to quake-hit Japan ready for transport at Shanghai Pudong International Airport in Shanghai, east China. The batch of relief goods include 10,000 pairs of rubber gloves, 20,000 pairs of sports shoes and 60 make-shift toilets. (Xinhua/Yang Xiajie)
