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Overview

China gives aid in goods to North Korea

Commitment Year•2005Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2005
Start (actual)
Apr 21, 2005
End (actual)
Apr 21, 2005

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 description

China gives aid in goods to North Korea

Narrative

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Project narrative

On April 21, 2005, China announced that it sent North Korea 480 tons of grain, a harvester and a seeding machine. The shipment from a Jilin province in China's northeast also included 100,000 saplings, 80 tons of rice, and 400 tons of corn, according to the official Xinhua News Agency.