BEIJING: A total of 14,500 Chinese Muslims will perform the Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia, this year, China’s State Administration for Religious Affairs (SARA) said on Saturday.

As of Friday, China has sent 37 charter flights to carry Chinese Muslims to the Middle East for the Hajj, and a total of 11,000 Chinese pilgrims have arrived in Mecca, the authority said.

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