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More Countries Offer Aid to Quake-hit China

Several more countries have offered aid to China whose southwest Sichuan Province was hit by a massive earthquake on Monday.

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah bin Abdul-Aziz has decided to donate US$50 million in cash and 10 million dollars worth of relief materials.

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown announced that his country will provide to China 1 million pounds (about US$2 million) in aid.

German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said his government will provide a first instalment of 500,000 euros (US$800,000) in aid to the German Red Cross to help China in its relief work.

Also, the Polish Foreign Ministry announced aid worth US$100,000 for China's quake-stricken people.

(Xinhua News Agency May 18, 2008)


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