Overview

Chinese Government pledges 200,000 tons of food aid and 30,000 tons of diesel fuel

Commitment Year•2001Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Other MultisectorFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Pipeline: Pledge

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: Sep 1, 2001

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 North Korea

Loan desecription

Chinese Government pledges 200,000 tons of food aid and 30,000 tons of diesel fuel

Narrative

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Project narrative

In September 2001, China provided its famine-struck ally, North Korea, with 200,000 tons of food and 30,000 tons of diesel fuel during a summit between their leaders. The donation was promised by China's President Jiang Zemin, who ended his three-day visit to North Korea on September 5, 2001. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said in a detailed report on Jiang's visit that the Chinese aid was aimed at helping its country overcome damage caused by the recent long drought.