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China Expresses Willingness to Assist Japan in Earthquake Response

China has expressed its willingness to assist Japan in response to the massive earthquake that occurred on New Year's Day. The Chinese foreign ministry stated that they are prepared to provide the necessary help. According to the ministry's spokesperson, Wang Wenbin, there haven't been any reports of Chinese casualties resulting from the earthquake. In contrast, the Japanese authorities have confirmed 62 deaths, making this earthquake the deadliest in Japan since at least 2016.

Regarding the recent airplane collision at Tokyo's Haneda airport, Wang mentioned that no Chinese citizens were injured in the accident. He further stated that Japan has not requested any assistance from China. However, Wang did note that the Chinese embassy in Japan has been in contact with the 14 Hong Kong tourists who were on the Japan Airlines plane involved in the collision.


The collision, which raised concerns about runway safety, resulted in the deaths of five out of six crew members on the smaller De Havilland Dash-8 Coast Guard turboprop. Fortunately, all 379 passengers aboard the Japan Airlines Airbus A350 survived the incident.


中方愿协助日本抗震救灾


中國表示願意協助日本應對元旦那天發生的大地震。中國外交部表示,他們準備提供必要的援助。據外交部發言人王文斌表示,目前尚未收到中國人在地震中的傷亡報告。相比之下,日本當局已確認有62人死亡,這使得這次地震成為日本自2016年以來最致命的地震。


關於最近在東京羽田機場發生的飛機相撞事故,王文斌提到沒有中國公民在事故中受傷。他進一步表示,日本並未要求中國提供任何援助。不過,王文斌提到中國駐日本大使館已與參與相撞事故的14名香港遊客聯繫上。


這次相撞事故引發了對跑道安全的擔憂,造成較小的德哈維蘭Dash-8海岸警衛隊渦輪螺旋槳飛機上的六名機組人員中有五人死亡。幸運的是,所有搭乘日本航空公司A350飛機的379名乘客都在事故中倖存下來。

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