Friday, October 6, 2017

DWDD: MILITARY AID | 3rd Batch of Chinese Weapons being readied

From DWDD AFP Civil Relations Service Radio Website (Oct 5): MILITARY AID  |  3rd Batch of Chinese Weapons being readied

CAMP GEN EMILIO AGUINALDO, Quezon City (DWDD) – The Chinese government is already preparing the 3rd batch of weapons that they will be donating to the Armed forces of the Philippines in the coming months.

This was the announcement made by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jinhua this morning, at the Turn Over Ceremony of the 2nd batch of weapons and equipment donated by China consisting of 3,000 M4 rifles, 3 million ammunition and 90 sniper scopes.



According to Zhao, the arms is the contribution of China to the Philippines in its campaign against terrorism and crime.

Aside from the firearms, Zhao added that they would also include different equipment in the next round of donations to help in the reconstruction of Marawi.

He also said that for this year, China has allotted P5.5 billion in donation for the Philippines for its Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR) operations, including the recent donations of firearms..

All of these assistance by China was made possible through the initiative of President Rodrigo Duterte when he reinvigorated the relations between China and the Philippines. AES/ALS

http://dwdd.com.ph/2017/10/05/military-aid-3rd-batch-of-chinese-weapons-being-readied/

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