
The foundation first delivered 5,000 eco-friendly blankets to a warehouse operated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Sanzhong in northern Taiwan on Sunday evening. At 9.15 a.m. on Monday, an aircraft of China Airlines left the nearby Taoyuan international airport with the shipment and arrived at Haneda airport in Tokyo at 12.55 p.m. Foundation spokesman Rey Her said that, in addition to the blankets, the shipment included 400 boxes, or 3.5 tons, of instant rice and 100 boxes, or one ton, of nuts, with a total value of NT$35 million.

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