On May 16, 2008 (April 12, 2008 in the lunar calendar), the first foreign rescue team accepted by the Chinese government. The first batch of 31 Japanese professional rescue workers arrived in Guanzhuang Town, Qingchuan County, nearly 400 kilometers away from Chengdu. On May 16, 2008, the first batch of 31 Japanese professional rescue workers traveled all night and arrived in Guanzhuang Town, Qingchuan County, nearly 400 kilometers away from Chengdu, at 9:45 on the 16th. This is the first time that the Japanese government has provided personnel to China for frontline disaster relief activities, and it is also the first foreign rescue team accepted by the Chinese government since the earthquake. Two Pakistani Air Force transport planes took off from Jagrara Air Base outside Islamabad early on the 16th, transporting relief supplies to Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan Province. A 55-member rescue team from Singapore left Singapore on a special plane on the morning of the 16th for Chengdu, the capital of China's Sichuan province. The rescue team carried advanced search equipment and four search and rescue dogs. The first rescue workers and doctors from the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations took an Il-76 transport plane in the early hours of the 16th Moscow time on the 16th to assist in rescue and treatment operations in China's earthquake-stricken areas. South Korean rescue workers will also arrive in Chengdu today.