China offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing waiting4-MIN READ4-MIN1ListenPublished: 6:15am, 13 Aug 2026China said on Wednesday it would help Colombia recover from the magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the country’s west on Monday, killing more than 200 people.Foreign ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said Beijing would do what it could in suitable ways, in line with what Colombia requested, in response to questions from Xinhua and Telesur at a briefing in Beijing.Guo said no Chinese nationals had been reported killed or injured in the disaster, and that the embassy in Bogota was “working to verify the safety of Chinese citizens in the affected areas”. He advised them to guard against secondary hazards from aftershocks.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
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China offers Colombia quake relief as new president’s US pivot leaves Beijing waiting
China has offered assistance to Colombia in its recovery efforts following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the country's west on Monday, resulting in over 200 fatalities. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated that Beijing would provide aid in suitable ways, according to Colombia's requests.
Igor PatrickSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-08-12 · 22:15 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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China has offered assistance to Colombia in its recovery efforts following a magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck the country's west on Monday, resulting in over 200 fatalities. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun stated that Beijing would provide aid in suitable ways, according to Colombia's requests. He also confirmed that no Chinese nationals were reported killed or injured, and the embassy in Bogota is working to ensure the safety of Chinese citizens in the affected regions. The offer of aid comes as Colombia's new president has shifted foreign policy towards the United States, potentially leaving China in a waiting position regarding broader bilateral relations.
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No Chinese nationals were reported killed or injured.
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A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck western Colombia on Monday.
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China offered Colombia assistance for earthquake recovery.
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More than 200 people were killed in the earthquake.
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