Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

The Chinese Consulate General in Los Angeles has received no reports of casualties among Chinese nationals following severe wildfires in the region, Consul General Guo Shaochun said Monday.

Guo emphasized the consulate's commitment to strengthening consular protection services, including maintaining round-the-clock access to emergency phone and email assistance.

"We will continue to monitor the information from all parties, maintaining close communication with our compatriots in the consular region. At the same time, we will continue to ensure 24/7 availability of emergency phone, email assistance and other emergency channels. Despite the difficulties, we'll keep the consular documents hall open as usual. This will allow overseas Chinese in need, especially those who may have lost their passports in the wildfires, to access essential documents in a timely manner. Our consulate general will tide over the difficulties together with the overseas Chinese community in the region," he said.

The death toll from the ravaging wildfires in Los Angeles has risen to 24, local authorities confirmed on Sunday.

The Palisades Fire, currently the largest active wildfire in the Los Angeles area, has scorched over 23,700 acres (about 96 square km) and destroyed more than 5,300 structures since last Tuesday, with only 11 percent of the blaze contained.

The Eaton Fire, which has scorched more than 14,100 acres (about 57.1 square km) near Altadena and Pasadena, is currently 27 percent contained.

More than 12,300 structures had been destroyed, and over 100,000 people remained evacuated from multiple disaster zones covering over 40,000 acres (about 161.9 square km) as of Sunday.

Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

Chinese consulate in Los Angeles pledges 24/7 service amid wildfires

China and Russia have agreed to resolutely safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II, safeguard world peace and security, and uphold historical truth and international justice, Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said at a press conference in Beijing on Friday.

In response to a related media query, Lin briefed the press on the outcomes of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's visit to Russia and the 20th round of China-Russia strategic security consultation earlier this week.

"This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Chinese People's War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression and the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War. The two heads of state attended commemorations in each other's country, and agreed to firmly safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II and resolutely oppose any retrogressive acts attempting to whitewash colonial aggression, sending a powerful message for upholding justice and fairness in the current era," Lin noted.

"During the recent China-Russia strategic security consultation, the two sides conducted strategic alignment on issues related to Japan, reaching a high degree of consensus. Both sides agreed to resolutely safeguard the outcomes of the victory of World War II won at the cost of lives and blood, firmly oppose any erroneous words and deeds that attempt to whitewash the history of colonial aggression, and resolutely counter any attempts to revive fascism or Japanese militarism. Both sides stressed that China and Russia, as major countries and permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, will shoulder their shared responsibility to safeguard world peace and security, and uphold historical truth and international justice," said the spokesman.

"We stand ready to continue coordinating and cooperating with Russia to resolutely curb the provocative acts of Japan's far-right forces that undermine regional peace and stability and attempt to remilitarize," Lin said.

China, Russia agree to resolutely safeguard outcomes of World War II victory: spokesman