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<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> 8.2-<span word="magnitude">magnitude</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>.</p><p><span word="Iquique">Iquique</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="only">only</span> 99 <span word="km">km</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="epicenter">epicenter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quake">quake</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span>-<span word="general">general</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iquique">Iquique</span> <span word="activated">activated</span> <span word="contingency">contingency</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="mechanisms">mechanisms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="contacted">contacted</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="groups">groups</span>, <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="volunteer">volunteer</span> <span word="Mandarin">Mandarin</span> <span word="teachers">teachers</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Iquique">Iquique</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="coastal">coastal</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>.</p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="costal">costal</span> <span word="areas">areas</span> <span word="affected">affected</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="evacuated">evacuated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="Run">Run</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="counselor">counselor</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Altogether">Altogether</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 1,300 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="areas">areas</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="casualties">casualties</span>," <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="interview">interview</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Television">Television</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="alerts">alerts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="groups">groups</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="businesses">businesses</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="WeChat">WeChat</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="tsunami">tsunami</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="earthquake">earthquake</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="estimated">estimated</span> 20,000 <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chile">Chile</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Zhejiang">Zhejiang</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="provinces">provinces</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="nationals">nationals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="around">around</span> 200 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="rapidly">rapidly</span> <span word="since">since</span> 2000.</p>
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