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Chinese Government provides grant for Seikena Tower Repair Project (Linked to Record ID#63414)

Commitment Year•2010Country of Activity•NiueDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•NiueSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Free-standing technical assistance

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jul 23, 2010
Start (planned)
May 1, 2010

Geospatial footprint

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The purpose of the project was to restore the main television transmission tower (known as Seikena Tower) in Makefu. More detailed locational information can be found at: https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1269017950

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 Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of Niue

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides grant for Seikena Tower Repair Project (Linked to Record ID#63414)

Narrative

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Project narrative

On July 23, 2010 and July 28, 2010, the Niue Government and the Chinese Government signed letters of exchange, which committed grant funding for the Seikena Tower Repair Project. The monetary value of the grant commitment is unknown. The purpose of the project was to restore the main television transmission tower (known as Seikena Tower) in Makefu. A Chinese technical team was expected to arrive in May 2010 to fix the transmission line. The Chinese Government also funded the original construction of the Seikena Tower (as captured via Record ID#63414).

Staff comments

This project is also known as the Niue TV Tower transmission equipment maintenance project. The Chinese project title is 纽埃电视塔传输设备维修项目. Niue established diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China on December 12, 2007. The establishment of diplomatic relations between Niue and China followed a number of discussions between the two sides. In 2004, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sent a telegram to Niue Prime Minister (PM) Young Vivian to convey his sympathy regarding a windstorm that battered Niue. In April 2006, Premier Wen met with PM Young Vivian during the conference of “China-Pacific Island Countries Economic Development & Cooperation Forum” held in Fiji. Niue PM Young Vivian and the Chinese Foreign Minister, Li Zhaoxing, held discussions in Wellington on August 1, 2006. In June 2007, Niue PM Young Vivian visited China.