China today said it has completed evacuation of 7,200 Chinese citizens from the areas hit by the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
About 7,200 Chinese nationals in the affected areas were taken to Tokyo and Niigata with the help of five working teams from the Chinese embassy in Tokyo and the consulates in Niigata and Sapporo, the foreign ministry said in a statement.
Chinese airline companies, added 42 flights to fly back home some 9,300 Chinese nationals, mostly from the affected areas as well as those who wanted to return from Tokyo.
