Libyan evacuation (China's urgent action to ensure the safety of citizens)

Under the current international situation, the situation in Libya has been in a state of turmoil. In order to ensure the safety of China citizens, the China government launched an emergency evacuation operation on February 26th. This action is the largest and longest overseas evacuation action in the history of China government, and it is also a successful case of China government to protect citizens' safety.

Preparatory work for evacuation of overseas Chinese

With the gradual deterioration of the situation in Libya, the Embassy of China in Libya attached great importance to it and actively took measures to prepare for the evacuation of overseas Chinese. The embassy set up a leading group for the evacuation of overseas Chinese, worked out a detailed evacuation plan, and determined the time, route, mode and organization of the evacuation. At the same time, the embassy also conducted a thorough investigation of overseas Chinese and overseas students in Libya to understand their specific situation and needs, which provided strong support for the evacuation of overseas Chinese.

The evacuation operation has begun.

2011On February 26th, the China government launched the Libyan evacuation operation. The China government sent large passenger planes and military transport planes to pick up China citizens from Libya. The evacuation operation lasted 42 days, and * * * evacuated 37,000 citizens from China, setting a record for the largest number, the longest time and the largest overseas evacuation operation ever undertaken by the China government.

Difficulties and challenges faced by overseas Chinese evacuation

In the process of evacuating overseas Chinese, China government faced many difficulties and challenges. The first is the traffic problem. The turbulent situation in Libya has greatly affected transportation, making it extremely difficult to organize and implement evacuation operations. Secondly, security issues. Frequent armed conflicts and violent incidents in Libya have made the safety risk of evacuating overseas Chinese extremely high. Third, personnel management. The evacuation of overseas Chinese involves a large number of people and materials. How to manage and organize these personnel and materials to ensure the smooth evacuation of overseas Chinese is also an important issue.

Successful experience of evacuating overseas Chinese

The success of the Libyan evacuation operation benefited from the great attention and careful preparation of the China government, as well as the scientific organization and meticulous management in the evacuation operation. Specifically, the successful experience includes the following aspects:

First, attach great importance to it. The China government pays close attention to the changes in the Libyan situation and takes timely measures to ensure the safety of China citizens.

The second is careful preparation. The China Embassy in Libya set up a leading group for the evacuation of overseas Chinese, and formulated a detailed evacuation plan, which provided strong support for the evacuation.

The third is scientific organization. China government dispatched large passenger planes and military transport planes to ensure the smooth evacuation of overseas Chinese by air and sea.

The fourth is refined management. The China Municipal Government carefully managed the personnel and materials in the evacuation operation to ensure the safe and smooth operation of the evacuation operation.