Spotlight: Chinese navy succeeds in 1st overseas evacuation mission for foreigners

BEIJING, April 4 (Xinhua) -- With 225 foreign nationals arrived in Djibouti aboard Linyi missile frigate this week, the Chinese navy completed its first overseas evacuation operation for foreign nationals.

The special rescue effort by the Chinese government to evacuate foreign citizens embody the government's people-first principle and the spirit of internationalism and humanitarianism, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying told a press briefing on Friday.

Linyi missile frigate, carrying 225 people from 10 countries -- Pakistan, Ethiopia, Singapore, Italy, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Britain, Canada and Yemen -- departed Yemen for Djibouti before noon on Thursday and arrived after nearly eight hours of sailing.

In the group, 176 people are from Pakistan, 29 from Ethiopia, five from Singapore, four from Poland, three each from Italy and Germany, two from Britain, one each from Canada, Ireland and Yemen.

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