The foreign ministry said Chinese citizens had been sent to Greece, Tunisia, Egypt and Malta where they were waiting for government-chartered planes and commercial flights to take them back to China 'as soon as possible'.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China agreed Saturday to send 15 aircraft a day for the next two weeks to speed up the evacuation of Chinese citizens.
About 700 Chinese nationals have so far returned to China, the statement said.
China has ramped up a massive air, sea and land operation to evacuate more than 30,000 citizens from oil-rich Libya, as violence in the North African country escalates.
According to state media, Chinese citizens living in Libya work mainly in the oil, rail and telecom sectors.
Terrified residents in the capital Tripoli were braced for bloody battles on Saturday after a night of gunfire as Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi said he was ready to arm civilian supporters to defeat the popular revolt."
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