Red Cross China offers aid to Red Cross Myanmar

<p><font face="Arial">BEIJING  -- The Red Cross Society of China decided on Tuesday to offer 30,000 US dollars in aid to the Myanmar Red Cross Society for cyclone disaster relief and reconstruction.</font></p><p style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial">A devastating cyclone, Nargis, ripped through Myanmar over the weekend, leaving at least 22,500 people dead and 41,054 missing.</font></p><p><font face="Arial">Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said at a regular press conference on Tuesday that China has decided to offer 1 million US dollars worth of aid, including relief materials worth 500,000 US dollars, to help Myanmar with its disaster relief and rehabilitation efforts.</font></p></div>