Chinese Embassy in Korea Donates 25,000 Masks to Seoul City

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Chinese Embassy in Korea announced on the 12th that it donated 25,000 KF94 masks to Seoul.

On the same day, Ambassador Xing Haiming sent a letter to Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon, stating, "During the most severe period of China's novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) situation, Seoul extended help like sending firewood to a person in the snow," and added, "Also, the large screen on the outer wall of Seoul City Hall displayed a video supporting Wuhan, giving strength to the Chinese people, and the phrase in the mayor’s video message that now it is Seoul’s turn to respond moved countless Chinese people."

Ambassador Xing further said, "China wants to repay Seoul as much as possible for its kindness," and added, "I believe that by protecting, watching over, and helping each other, the two countries will surely win the fight against COVID-19 and welcome a brilliant spring."

The Chinese Embassy in Korea wrote on each mask box the phrase Sehan Songbaek Jangmusangmang (歲寒松柏 長毋相忘), meaning to never forget each other's friendship for a long time like the pine and Korean nut pine that remain steadfast even in the cold.

Earlier, Seoul supported a total of 600 million won worth of quarantine supplies to 12 cities in China, including Beijing.

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