China to send Myanmar more humanitarian supplies

China has decided to provide Myanmar with a new batch of emergency humanitarian supplies including refined oil, prefabricated houses, operation rooms, medicines, and vaccines, which are much needed in the country's epidemic prevention and reconstruction after the earthquake last month.

China will also send teams of medical experts to the neighboring country for treatment and disinfection, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a daily news briefing on Thursday.

Experts will also be sent for inspection, assessment and restoration of buildings and cultural relics in the Southeast Asian nation, Lin said.

After the earthquake, over 30 rescue teams with more than 600 rescue workers from China went to Myanmar and multi batches of emergency humanitarian supplies were provided to the country, which displays China's speed, effectiveness and warmth, he said.

China was the first country to announce humanitarian assistance to Myanmar, the first to send rescue teams, he said, adding that it also saved the first survivor in Myanmar and is the first country to set up a settlement center in the earthquake-stricken area.

China's rescue efforts were warmly welcomed and commended by the people in Myanmar, Lin said.

"A merciless disaster brings out the best of humanity," he said, pledging continuous help to the people in Myanmar to overcome the difficulties and rebuild their homes.