Overview

Chinese President Xi Jinping donates gifts to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington

Commitment Year•2015Country of Activity•United StatesDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•United StatesSector•EducationFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 23, 2015

Start (actual): Sep 23, 2015

End (actual): Sep 23, 2015

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This project was a donation of gifts to Lincoln High School, located at 701 S 37th St, Tacoma, Washington, United States. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/24728550

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

Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Lincoln High School, Tacoma, Washington

Loan description

Chinese President Xi Jinping donates gifts to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington

Narrative

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Project narrative

On September 23, 2015, Chinese President Xi Jingping donated gifts to Lincoln High School in Tacoma, Washington including books, a ping pong table, and other table tennis equipment. During his visit, Xi also invited 100 Lincoln High students to visit China in next year.

Staff comments

1. In May, 2008, the school forged a sister-school relationship with Affiliated High School of Fuzhou College of Education{{Source ID #199911}}. 2. Xi Jinping first visited Tacoma in 1993 as a lower-level party official. That visit came just a year before Tacoma and Fuzhou, the city where Xi lived at the time, became sister cities {{Source ID #199916}}.