On Thursday, the Chinese defence ministry announced that China had sent its fleet to rescue citizens from conflict-torn Sudan.

Several governments have hurried to remove embassy personnel and people from Sudan, where violence between the army and paramilitaries has killed hundreds and caused severe water, food, medication, and fuel shortages.

Rescue efforts have stepped up recently following the implementation of a 72-hour cease-fire on Tuesday.

"Recently, the security situation in Sudan has continued to deteriorate," said Tan Kefei, China's defence ministry spokeswoman.

He noted that the navy was dispatched on Wednesday "to protect the lives and property of Chinese people in Sudan."

Did you read this?

  1. China And Russia Oppose Upgrading Haiti Mission To UN Peacekeeping Force
  2. Russia Blocks UN Resolution To Stop The Sudan War
  3. Multiple Students Injured In Hunan School Crash In China


China announced on Monday that it had safely evacuated the first batch of citizens, estimating that 1,500 of its fellow citizens were in Sudan.

Tan did not say how many vessels were involved.

China claims to be Sudan's most significant trading partner, with over 130 companies investing in the country as of mid-2022.

From April 25 to 27, 800 Chinese individuals will be evacuated by ship from Sudan, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning.

She claimed that more than 300 other migrants have travelled into nations neighbouring Sudan by land.

According to Sudan's health ministry, the battle has killed at least 512 people, injured over 4,000 others, and left particular greater Khartoum neighbourhoods in ruins.


Sudanese people were reported to be "fleeing areas affected by fighting, including to Chad, Egypt, and South Sudan" by UN agencies.

With Khartoum's international airport closed due to clashes that damaged numerous planes, many foreigners have been evacuated from smaller airstrips.

Other evacuations were underway from Port Sudan, which is around 850 kilometres (530 miles) from Khartoum.

According to the foreign ministry, on Wednesday, an Indonesian military plane carried 110 Indonesian people from Port Sudan to the Saudi city of Jeddah.

It brings the number of Indonesians evacuated from Sudan since the conflict's inception to 667.