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Summary A tanker carrying 20,000 tonnes of fuel donated by China to Japan arrived in Japan.
The tanker loaded with 10,000 tons of gasoline and 10,000 tons of diesel, left Chinas northern Dalian port on March 29 after Japan requested assistance. China is profoundly concerned about Japans disaster. We will try our best to help Japan overcome this difficult period, he said.Refugees are suffering from tremendous pain now. We really appreciate the helping hand from the Chinese government, and the relief aid from China is a great encouragement to the disaster victims After unloading the gasoline at Etajima, the tanker is due to sail to Ehime Prefecture to deliver the diesel.China has also sent a rescue team and supplies of tents, blankets and mineral water to Japan, where the massive earthquake and tsunami have left at least 27,000 people dead or missing and almost 200,000 homeless. Chinas aid could signal a warming in often tense relations between the worlds second and third largest economies.
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