China May Increase Aid to Pakistan as UN Asks for $460 Million
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China said it may increase its 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) in flood relief assistance to Pakistan, a key strategic ally of six decades, as the United Nations calls for global donations of $460 million.
China, the world’s third-biggest economy which shares a 520-kilometer border with Pakistan, has so far committed less assistance than countries including Finland and Norway. The U.S., which has pledged $55 million, is the biggest donor, and U.S. Army helicopters have shuttled aid into and refugees out of northern Pakistan’s Swat Valley.