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(Opinion) Humane plane rescue unfairly cast as military move by Washington

2016-04-22 08:51:52       source:Global Times

April 21, 2016


"China's sending a military plane to transport sick workers from a reef in the South China Sea is lawful and reasonable.

A Chinese navy patrol plane on Sunday picked up three seriously sick workers on Yongshu Jiao and transported them to Sanya, Hainan Province, in South China.

But the humanitarian move gave rise to dissatisfaction from Washington, which questioned China's purpose behind using a military aircraft instead of a civilian one to evacuate the workers.

In fact, Washington's suspicions are needless and baseless."


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