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On October 21, 2001, China donated an in-kind grant of relief materials worth 4 million Chinese Yuan for Afghan refugees in Pakistan. The aid will be sent via the Pakistani government and the Pakistan office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. The morning of October 21 saw over 50 trucks fully loaded with cargo-containers set out in a long queue from Urumqi, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Pakistan. The aid materials, consisting mainly of tents, woolen blankets, cotton-padded quilts, and waterproof canvass, are provided by Daguang Woolen Mill of Aksu, Urumqi Carpet Making Factory in Xinjiang, Beijing Canvass-Making Factory and Beijing Shuangyang Textiles Co. Ltd. The particular job is handled by Xinjiang Corporation for International Cooperation and Xintian International Eco-tech Cooperation (Group) Co. Ltd.