The relief items are being sent by balloons from the offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu to the earthquake-stricken areas of the mainland. According to intelligence reports, Chinese Communist MIG fighters in Antung, Hopeh, Honan, Kwangtung and Fukien have tried to intercept and shoot down balloons carrying the humanitarian aid from the Republic of China.
據大陸傳出消息，我空飄物資已源源飄入災區，毛共曾分別派米格機在安東、河北、河南、廣東、福建等地區攔擊我空飄汽球、企圖阻撓我救災行動。