The residents of Taiwan have made monetary donations equivalent to 66 million yuan (about US$9.71 million) to Yushu quake zone by Tuesday, a spokeswoman of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council said Wednesday.

Fan Liqing told a press conference that the Taiwan compatriots had also donated relief materials, including food, medicine, bottled water, since the 7.1-magnitude earthquake jolted the area April 14.

(Xinhua News Agency April 28, 2010)