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Source record CMC Political Work Department · 2026-08-11

Xi extends condolences to Colombian president over deadly earthquake

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DeskChina Desk
Publishing institutionCMC Political Work Department
Source outletChina Military Online (EN) (china_mil_online)
Source languageen — an attribute of the source, not of this record
Source-stated publication date2026-08-11
Original URLhttp://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16478862.html
Collected at2026-08-11 13:52:07 — collection metadata, not a publication time
Content fingerprint4c8ec116affccb1cbd86b647c5374fe159bba7f7a3eee0795f3588d15ebc88db — taken when the record was captured, over the stored original title and text
Collection run109

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BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday sent a message of condolences to Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella over a severe earthquake in Colombia. In his message, Xi said he was deeply shocked to learn that a powerful earthquake had struck Colombia, causing serious casualties and property losses. On behalf of the Chinese government and people, Xi extended deep condolences to those who lost their lives and sincere sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured. Xi expressed his belief that under the leadership of the Colombian government led by President De la Espriella, the Colombian people will make concerted efforts to overcome the disaster and rebuild their homeland at an early date.

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Source text. CMC Political Work Department. "Xi extends condolences to Colombian president over deadly earthquake." China Military Online (EN), 2026-08-11. http://eng.chinamil.com.cn/2025xb/H_251454/L_251456/16478862.html.

As held. Indo-Pacific Record, China Desk Corpus, Record 3150, Snapshot — 2026-08-26 (3,574 records).

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