"We are concerned about the current situation in Iraq. We do not want it to turn into another Libya," Hua said. China will make every effort to guarantee the safety of Chinese nationals as the situation develops, she added.
About 10,000 Chinese people are in Iraq, most working in Chinese organizations and enterprises. They are mainly in areas that have not witnessed heavy fighting, Hua said.
Chen Xianzhong, a Chinese businessman in Baghdad, was quoted by Beijing Youth Daily assaying:
"The situation is really not optimistic now. Thousands of people will die during the conflict." Chen said he has already shut down his store and hotel in Iraq and decided to return to China.
Yin Gang, an expert on Middle East studies with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that a mass evacuation of Chinese nationals is not necessary now despite other countries' withdrawing their people.
"The conflicting sides do not seek to undermine the facilities and operation of the oil fields," Yin said.
"Chinese personnel are not likely to become attack targets in the near future, so overreaction is not necessary."
The Iraqi government is battling to push back militants from Diyala and Salahuddin provinces after the militants overran the country's second-largest city, Mosul, last week.
Questions:
1. What is the name of Iraq’s largest oil refinery?
Answer: Beiji refinery
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