China raises humanitarian profile globally

International agency sees greater prospects for cooperation in aid

China has increased its contributions to international humanitarian efforts and will become a key player in the field, a senior official from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Monday in Beijing.

"China is growing quickly, and I think it will become one of the most well-known countries in international cooperation in terms of disaster and humanitarian issues," Xavier Castellanos, the federation's Asia-Pacific regional director, said in Beijing after the release of a report on world disaster relief by the federation.