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Chinese Government provides $167,000 USD to Japan in 2011 after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$189,795
Commitment Year•2011Country of Activity•JapanDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•JapanSector•Emergency ResponseFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Mar 13, 2011
Start (actual)
Mar 13, 2011
End (actual)
Mar 13, 2011

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 Japan

Loan description

Chinese Government provides $167,000 USD to Japan in 2011 after the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami

Narrative

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Project narrative

On March 13, 2011, a 15-member Chinese rescue team left Beijing for Japan to provide disaster relief support following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami. This medical team also brought a $167,000 USD donation from China to assist in relief efforts. The team joined relief work in Ofunato, Iwate, a coastal city of Japan severely hit by the earthquake and tsunami. Team leader Yin Guanghui reported that the team brought life exploration devices and other equipment to help with rescue efforts. Record ID#49994 captures the donation. Record ID#110801 captures the rescue team. The Tōhoku earthquake took place on March 11, 2011 about 72 km (45 mi) east of the Oshika Peninsula of the Tōhoku region in Japan. It lasted approximately six minutes, causing a tsunami. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake recorded in the world since modern seismography began in 1900. This earthquake prompted assistance from various countries, including China. This donation is one of several from China to Japan following the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.