Overview

China donates hydrometeorological equipment to North Korea

Commitment Year•2000Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•CommunicationsFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Aug 3, 2000

Start (actual): Aug 3, 2000

End (actual): Aug 3, 2000

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This project involved donating equipment to the hydrometeorological service of the DPRK (기상수문국). For more detailed locational information, see: https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/991831886.

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 Meteorological Administration

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

Government of North Korea

Loan description

China donates hydrometeorological equipment to North Korea

Narrative

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Project narrative

The Chinese State Meteorological Bureau donated equipment for receiving satellite telecommunications, computers and other equipment to the hydrometeorological service of the DPRK (Democratic People's Republic of Korea). Chinese Ambassador to Korea Wang Guozhang and embassy officials handed equipment to the service on the spot on Aug.3, 2000. The Chinese State Meteorological Bureau's donation of equipment in the wake of its presentation in April this year against the backdrop of the daily deepening DPRK-China friendship will help develop the hydrometeorological work in the DPRK.