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Seoul to Offer $1 Million to Quake-Hit China

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By Kim Jong-chan

Staff Reporter

The government will provide earthquake-hit China with emergency funds and aid materials worth $1 million, Foreign Ministry Spokesman Moon Tae-young said Wednesday.

The government plans to provide aid items including blankets and tents that China needs, Moon said.

Seoul, however, shelved a plan to dispatch a group of rescue workers and medical staff to Sichuan Province because of poor transportation conditions in the affected area, he said.

jckim@koreatimes.co.kr