BEIJING, March 31 (Xinhua) -- China's first batch of emergency humanitarian earthquake relief supplies to Myanmar departed from Beijing Capital International Airport on Monday morning.

In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China has decided to provide Myanmar with 100 million yuan (13.9 million U.S. dollars) in emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts.

According to the China International Development Cooperation Agency, the initial supplies include tents, blankets and first aid kits.