The Chinese mainland will continue to do all it can to help the disaster relief work in Taiwan. The statement was made by the spokeswoman for the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council, Fan Liqing, at a news conference on Wednesday morning.

Fan Liqing said that people on the mainland care a lot about the situation of their Taiwan compatriots. The mainland has made generous donations, not only from organizations but also from individuals. So far, donations from the mainland have reached 176 million yuan, in addition to relief materials worth 25 million yuan. The mainland has also offered to send a heavy-duty transport helicopter to Taiwan to help with relief efforts.

Fan Liqing, spokeswoman of Taiwan Affairs Office, State Council, said, "The mainland will continue to provide everything required by the island. As the reconstruction work in Taiwan is underway, the mainland will try to offer all it can. One hundred prefabricated houses have already arrived. Those houses were made according to the blueprints provided by Taiwan, and totally meet the requirements of environmental departments in Taiwan. They can withstand an earthquake with a magnitude of 7, and can also keep out gale force winds. The relief materials from the mainland are of the highest quality."

(CCTV August 19, 2009)