China's Relief Supplies Arrive in Tsunami-hit Tonga

SUVA - China's relief supplies worth 1 million yuan (about 157,900) have arrived in Tonga's capital city of Nuku'alofa on Thursday.

According to Cao Yongjun, a Suva-based representative of China National Fisheries (Group) Corporation, CNFC's two fishing boats carrying the emergency supplies are currently docking in the Vuna wharf of Nuku'alofa for unloading.

As a COVID-19-free island nation with a population of more than 100,000, Tonga now has very strict measures to prevent COVID-19 from entering into the country, he told Xinhua, adding that all ships coming to Nuku'alofa only have access to contactless delivery of dropping off aid and humanitarian supplies.