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China is willing to help Pakistan in the field of seismology, including monitoring and handling of earthquake disaster, said Chen Jianmin, a senior official of China Earthquake Administration.
"As a close neighbouring and friendly countries, we can work together on long-term basis, developing a strong methodology to deal with the natural disaster," he said while talking to APP.
China is also a country, which faced certain natural disasters, and it has had related experiences, he said adding, "Asian nations have a responsibility and an obligation to support each other in such a situation."
He said China and Pakistan could set up seismographic network, a system of seismographs, data processing and data transmission. China can give instruments, technical support, training and studies to this effect, he added.
The Earthquake Administration in China is responsible for the comprehensive research and applications in seismology, geomagnetism, physics of the earth's interior, observational seismology, engineering seismology and socio-seismology.
China currently is engaged in scientific exchange and co-operation with its counterparts in more than 40 countries and regions in the seismological field, said the sources. It has signed bilateral agreements with more than 20 countries and regions.
China attaches great importance in construction of a digital seismic observation system and upgrading of an earthquake precursor observation network, they said. The project was launched in 1996 and was aimed at improving earthquake monitoring and prediction, using digital equipment to replace analogue equipment.
The sources said the Chinese rescue team spent 11 days in Pakistan in the aftermath of devastating earthquake and actively participated in search and rescue operation in earthquake-hit areas.
The 49-member team rescued three survivors from rubble and treated 391 wounded villagers in and around Balakot. The Chinese team was one of the two international rescue teams that rescued trapped people in Balakot. The other one is the French team," said team leader Zhao Heping, director of China Seismological Bureau.
Zhao said Chinese team had adjudged the situation right as Balakot turned out to be nearly the most heavily stricken areas in Pakistan.
"The team went there directly and of the over 20 international rescue teams, it was the first to arrive," he said.
Zhao said besides the rescue operation, they also sent live disaster evaluation reports to the United Nations relief co-ordination center, and the Chinese team also assumed the role of UN Rescue Mission Co-ordinator in the area.

Copyright Associated Press of Pakistan, 2005

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