China Red Cross reports "stable" donations

BEIJING, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- A senior executive of the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) on Thursday said the society has seen a stable flow of public donations since October 2011.

"The amount was the same as an ordinary year," RCSC Vice President Zhao Baige said at a conference of its national council, without giving an exact figure.

"Ordinary years" usually refer to those when no major natural disasters or accidents occur, as such disasters and accidents often spur an outpouring of public donations.

Zhao said the RCSC received a total of 3.8 billion yuan (607.2 million U.S. dollars) from the government, public donations and international aid projects from October 2011 to September 2012

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