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On August 7th, 2013, the Chinese Ambassador to Jordan, Yue Xaioyong, pledged to grant RMB 15,000,000 Yuan in emergency assistance to the Jordanian Government for humanitarian relief of Syrian refugees during a meeting with Jordan's Minister of Foreign Affairs. During the meeting, the Chinese Ambassador mentioned that this was the third instance of Chinese emergency aid to Syrian refugees in Jordan, citing a previous CNY 15,000,000 grant from August 23rd, 2012, and a USD $200,000 grant to the International Migration Organization in Jordan on January 25th, 2013 ( ID#41523 and ID#41257) Later, on September 10th, 2013, during the United Nation's 64th Refugee Executive Committee meeting, and following meetings, the Chinese delegation announced that the pledged RMB 15,000,000 grant was in implementation.
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This grant should not be confused for a similar RMB 15,000,000 Yuan grant committed by the Chinese Government in 2012 for the same purpose.