China Red Cross to provide 200,000 USD for Iranian victims of elementary school attack: Foreign Ministry

The Red Cross Society of China will provide 200,000 U.S. dollars in emergency humanitarian assistance to the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said at a press briefing in Beijing on Friday

Guo made the statement after a girls' elementary school in southern Iran was struck during a U.S.-Israeli military operation, killing more than 160 people, most of them are students.

"China condemns all indiscriminate attacks against civilians and non-military targets. Attacks on schools and harm to children are an even more serious violation of international humanitarian law and broke the bottom line of human morality and conscience. We express deep condolences regarding the deaths of students in the attack on the Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school in Minab, Hormozgan Province and extend our sincere sympathy to the families of the deceased students," said Guo.

"The Red Cross Society of China has decided to provide the Iranian Red Crescent Society with 200,000 U.S. dollars in emergency humanitarian assistance, to be used specifically to offer condolences and bereavement support to the parents of the deceased students. China stands ready to continue, in the spirit of humanitarianism, to provide necessary assistance to the affected Iranian people and support them in overcoming the difficulties," he continued.

China Red Cross to provide 200,000 USD for Iranian victims of elementary school attack: Foreign Ministry

China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS) will carry out an in-orbit upgrade in the near future to further improve service quality and optimize the operational status of some satellites, according to the China Satellite Navigation Office.

During the upgrade period, the office said it will continue to strengthen joint commissioning and testing of satellites in orbit, as well as monitoring and maintenance of service performance, in order to ensure a stable user experience.

The BeiDou system is a mature, fully functional and high-performing global satellite navigation system, and it currently has 50 satellites in orbit. The accuracy of its space signal is better than two meters, while global positioning accuracy is better than 10 meters. The system also achieves a velocity measurement accuracy better than 0.2 meters per second and timing accuracy within 20 nanoseconds.

So far, the BeiDou system has become deeply integrated into China's overall economic and social development, continuing to provide high-precision positioning, navigation and timing services to a wide range of users, and serving as a key technological enabler for industrial development and people's daily life.

BeiDou Navigation Satellite System to carry out in-orbit upgrades