Overview

Chinese Embassy donates 1,025 Chinese books to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University

Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•Other Social Infrastructure And ServicesFlow Type•Grant

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Commitment date: Sep 12, 2001

Start (actual): Sep 12, 2001

End (actual): Sep 12, 2001

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The donation went to the Harold B. Lee Library of Brigham Young University, 2060 Lee Lane, Provo, UT 84602. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/2129406

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

Chinese Embassy

Receiving agencies

NGO/CSO/Foundations

Brigham Young University (BYU)

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Chinese Embassy donates 1,025 Chinese books to the Harold B. Lee Library at Brigham Young University

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On September 12, 2001, Yang Jiechi, ambassador to the United States from the People’s Republic of China spoke to hundreds of students and faculty of Brigham Young University (BYU) as part of the David M. Kennedy International Lecture Series. During his address he donated the 1,025 Chinese text donation to the Harold B. Lee Library of BYU. The Chinese texts included reference materials like dictionaries and grammar books and literature, critical studies, and history The donation was the largest of several China has made to various universities around the country as of 2001.