Are there any casualties of the Chinese citizens in the recent earthquake in Mexico?
The Chinese government is seriously concerned with the powerful earthquake of the state Colima in central Mexico. President Jiang Zemin has sent telegram of condolences, extending the sympathy and condolences from the Chinese government and people to the Mexican people in the devastated region, and hoping that they can recover from the calamities and reconstruct their homeland at an earlier date. According to my knowledge, no Chinese citizens were injured in this earthquake. Q: On January 10 the Australian government approved to send troops to the gulf to support the US military activities there and today Australian sent a transportation ship there. What is the position of China? A: We have taken note of the relevant report. We have always stood for the political and diplomatic settlement of this issue within the UN framework. We hope that actions taken by the parties concerned are conducive to this end. Q: How do you evaluate the upcoming direct flight of chartered planes across the s