国内英语新闻:No looting of relief goods in NW China's quake zone: official

He also denied some reports that most tents were given to officials and government workers.

On the contrary, "it is mainly local officials and government employees who have yet received the tents. More than 90 percent of them haven't had the chance of going back home since the earthquake," he said.

 

A mother accompanies her child outside a tent in quake-hit Yushu County, northwest China's Qinghai Province, April 22, 2010.

Unlike some allegations that the bulk of the relief goods went to local Tibetans, the relief operation had been open and transparent, Geng said.

"The government helps all quake victims, regardless of their nationalities," he said.