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More than 200 Chinese citizens evacuated from Lebanon, foreign ministry says
More than 200 Chinese citizens evacuated from Lebanon, foreign ministry says
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More than 200 Chinese citizens evacuated from Lebanon, foreign ministry says
by DZRH News07 October 2024
Men run for cover, after an Israeli strike on the Mreijeh neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, in Beirut, Lebanon October 4, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Alloush

BEIJING (Reuters) - More than 200 Chinese citizens have been safely evacuated from Lebanon, China's foreign ministry said on Saturday.

"These people, who have been evacuated in two batches, include three Hong Kong residents and one Taiwan compatriot," the ministry said in a statement in response to a Reuters query on the situation.

"The Chinese Embassy in Lebanon remains firm in Lebanon and continues to assist Chinese citizens remaining there in taking security measures," it added.

The move comes after conflict in the Middle East has intensified following Iran's missile strike on Israel on Tuesday and Israel's incursion into Lebanon.

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On Wednesday, China's official Xinhua news agency said more than 200 Chinese citizens had been safely evacuated from Lebanon by the government.

Taiwan's foreign ministry said three Taiwanese in Lebanon were expected to return to the island this month and that two others had opted to stay for family reasons.

The ministry added that another Taiwanese decided late last month to take a boat out of the country arranged by China, and that the de facto Taiwan embassy in Jordan was aware of that process. It did not elaborate.

China claims democratically governed Taiwan as its own territory and considers the island's people to be Chinese citizens, a position the government in Taipei strongly objects to.

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(Reporting by Ryan Woo, Amy Lv and Anne Marie Roantree; additional reporting by Ben Blanchard in Taipei; Editing by Sonali Paul)

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