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Chinese Government donates 2163.8 tons of wheat to North Korea in 2011

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$652,364
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Dec 20, 2011
Start (actual)
Jan 12, 2012
End (actual)
Jan 22, 2012

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

  • Unspecified Chinese Government Institution

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of North Korea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 2163.8 tons of wheat to North Korea in 2011

Narrative

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Project narrative

On December 20, 2011, Hu Jintao announced that the Chinese Government would donate 250,000 tons of crude oil (captured via Record ID#63332) and 500,000 tons of food (captured via Record ID#41496) to North Korea in a meeting with senior officials. This donation was decided upon right after the announcement of Kim Jong Il's death on December 19, 2011. The aid package was offered as a gesture of support for the new regime of Kim Jong Un. However, according to Chinese Government reporting to the World Food Program’s International Food Aid Information System (INTERFAIS), it ultimately donated 2163.8 metric tons of wheat to North Korea in 2011. To estimate the monetary value of the wheat donation ($574,012.86), AidData takes the international price of a ton of wheat in January 2011 ($265.28) and multiplies it by 2163.8 tons.