International assistance

Japanese Rescue Team
Japanese Rescue Team

Since the May 12 Wenchuan earthquake, the international community has expressed sincere sympathy and condolences to the Chinese government and people, and has provided various forms of support and assistance. As of July 18, 2008, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chinese embassies, consulates and consulates received donations of 1.711 billion yuan from foreign governments, groups and individuals. Among them, foreign governments, international and regional organizations donated RMB 770 million; foreign diplomatic organizations and personnel in China donated RMB 1,992,500; foreign civil society, enterprises, people from all walks of life, as well as overseas Chinese, overseas students and Chinese-funded institutions donated 939 million yuan. Yuan Renminbi.
Four overseas rescue teams from Japan, Russia, South Korea and Singapore arrived in the disaster area to carry out rescue operations. The rescue team of 51 people in Russia carried out rescue work in Mianzhu City. Two batches of professional rescue teams of 60 people in Japan carried out rescue operations in Qingchuan and Beichuan. The rescue team of 47 people in South Korea and the rescue team of 55 people in Singapore carried out a hard rescue in Shifang City, and the Russian rescue team carried out rescue work in Pengzhou.https://reliefweb.int/report/china/china-accepts-quake-rescue-offers-russia-rok-singapore