A
Chinese hospital vessel has moored at a port near Caracas, where its
staff will be providing free medical care to Venezuelans. Recently, a
similar-class ship was sent by the US to Colombia to treat refugees
fleeing Venezuela.
The
‘Peace Ark,’ a 300-bed Chinese Navy hospital ship, has moored on
Saturday at the port of La Guaira lying close to Venezuelan capital.
The vessel, which was commissioned back in 2008, is said to have
eight surgery rooms and a medevac helicopter.
According
to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, the ‘Peace Ark’ will stay
in Venezuela for about a week. During the stay, the Chinese commander
of the ship will meet with military and political officials and
inspect Venezuelan and medical facilities.
China is
one of Venezuela’s key allies, and the vessel’s visit was seen
there as a sign of Beijing’s support for the crisis-hit country.
Maduro himself only recently came back from a trip to China, where he
sought to attract investment and new loans. Though Beijing leaders
pledged to help Caracas, it made no reference to pumping more money
in Venezuela’s economy.
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