Overview

Chinese Ministry of Culture funds the creation of a Chinese Cultural Centre in Wellington

Commitment Year•2014Country of Activity•New ZealandDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•New ZealandSector•Government And Civil SocietyFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Nov 19, 2014

Start (actual): Nov 19, 2014

End (actual): Dec 11, 2015

Stakeholders

Organizations involved in projects and activities supported by financial and in-kind transfers from Chinese government and state-owned entities

Funding agencies

Government Agencies

China Ministry of Culture

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

China Cultural Center New Zealand (Wellington)

Loan description

Chinese Ministry of Culture funds the creation of a Chinese Cultural Centre in Wellington

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

From November 19-21 2014, during President Xi Jinping's visit to New Zealand, China announced their intention to establish a China Cultural Centre in New Zealand. That month, a memorandum of understanding was signed with the Wellington City Council to establish the center. The center opened on October 19, 2015 in Wellington, and was registered as a non-profit organization (NGO), and on December 11, 2015, it was official opened to the public. The center is intended to strengthen China-New Zealand cultural exchanges and cooperation, and support mutual understanding and friendship between the two peoples.

Staff comments

1. AidData has assumed, as China's Ministry of Culture took the prerogative to establish and operate this center, that it provided financing (in the form of a grant).