The second flight chartered by the Chinese government to evacuate its nationals from Libya arrived in Beijing Friday with 227 Chinese on board.
China will perform its duty as the rotating president of the UN Security Council in March in a fair, neutral way in order to effectively maintain international peace and security, the Chinese UN envoy said here on Thursday.
In one of its largest-ever withdrawal efforts of nationals from abroad, China has been working hard to evacuate its tens of thousands of nationals from Libya.
Libya evacuations by country
Nearly 1,000 Chinese nationals working in Libya arrived on Thursday at Tunisia's Ras El Jedir border check point, some 600 km from the capital.
Some 6,300 Chinese nationals have been evacuated from riot-torn Libya so far, China's Foreign Ministry said early Friday morning.
China appreciates the warm and considerate support of other countries in the evacuation of Chinese nationals from Libya.
As many as 4,600 Chinese nationals had been evacuated from riot-torn Libya by Thursday morning, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu.
Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi on Wednesday called for an early resumption of the stalled Six-Party Talks during a visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK).
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao attended the opening ceremony of the China-EU Year of Youth in Beijing on Wednesday, encouraging young people from China and the EU to build a brighter future for bilateral strategic partnerships.
China activated an emergency plan to evacuate its citizens from conflict-torn Libya by air, road and sea as the first group of Chinese nationals headed home. 43 Chinese fleeing from Libya leave for Beijing US readying full range of options on Libya
China activated an emergency plan to evacuate its citizens from conflict-torn Libya by air, road and sea as the first group of Chinese nationals headed home.
43 Chinese fleeing from Libya leave for Beijing;
US readying full range of options on Libya
Officials in this city will have to pay when they want to use their government cars for private purposes later this year, a senior city official said.