The morning of October 21 saw over 50 trucks fully loaded with cargo-containers set out in a long queue from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Pakistan,according to
Peopledaily.com.
As pointed out by the deputy Party secretary of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region what the motorcade carries are the relief materials provided by the Chinese Government through the channel of the Pakistani Government and the representative office of the UN Refugee Office in Pakistan for free aid to Afghan refugee in Pakistan valued at 4 million yuan and the urgently needed materials for Pakistan valued at 10 million yuan. The aiding materials, consisting mainly of tents, woolen blankets, cotton-padded quilts, and waterproof canvass, etc. are provided by Daguang Woolen Mill of Aksu, Urumqi Carpet Making Factory in Xinjiang, Beijing Canvass-Making Factory and Beijing Shuangyang Textiles Co. Ltd.
The particular job is handled by Xinjiang Corporation for International Cooperation and Xintian International Eco-tech Cooperation （Group） Co. Ltd.
Mr. Hasan Javed, minister-counsellor of the Pakistan Embassy in China appreciated highly the aid by the Chinese government to Pakistan and the longstanding friendship between the two countries.
(Xinhua News Agency October 23,2001)
