The Chinese government on Monday formally hand over some heavy
equipment worth at least US$1.5 million to the Philippines to
upgrade it's military's civil construction capability.
The equipment, composed of six bulldozers and six graders, were
handed over by Li Jinjun, Chinese ambassador to the Philippines to
defense secretary Avelino Cruz at the headquarters of the Army's
51st Engineering Brigade in Quezon City.
Li said China and the Philippines are facing a similar task for
economic development. He expressed wishes that the two countries
would be able to "make greater contributions to safeguarding and
promoting peace and prosperity in the region and the world at
large."
The equipment is part of the multi-million US dollar grant
pledged by the Chinese defense ministry to Cruz during the latter's
visit to China in November 2004.
(Xinhua News Agency January 24, 2006)
