China to move its citizens in Iraq to safer places
June 19, 2014  17:30
This is what China is doing about the Iraq crisis. China today said it would move some of its citizens in Iraq -- a key energy provider to the Asian giant -- away from danger zones amid an intensifying insurgency.

"We have about 10,000 Chinese workers in Iraq. Most are in relatively safe areas," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said. Its work force is believed to be the biggest and mostly works in oil companies.

"For those employees close to areas where the situation is relatively grave due to proximity to the conflict zones, they will evacuate to safe zones," Hua said.

Reports said that two Major Chinese oil firms have prepared evacuation plans in case the situation deteriorated and threatened  their operations.

In 2011, China mounted a massive land, sea and air operation to evacuate about 35,800 of its workers from Libya during the rebellion against Muammar Gaddafi regime.
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