August 31, Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun presided over a regular press conference.
Bloomberg reporter asked about some Indian media reports that accused the disaster in Jilong County, Tibet, of being related to China.
Guo Jiaqun said: 'We have noticed that experts and official institutions in both China and Nepal have made some judgments regarding the causes of this disaster. It is analyzed that the disaster was caused by the collapse of high glaciers within Nepal. In the face of such a major disaster, we firmly oppose any malicious speculations that lack factual basis.'
