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On July 19 2012, the Chinese government donated 50 special vehicles to Tanzania worth $1.3 million USD dollars to use for patrolling in the East African nation's parks and game reserves. Chinese Ambassador to Tanzania, Lu Youqing, handed over the vehicles to the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Lazaro Nyalandu, in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. The vehicles included 15 double cabins, 30 all-terrain vehicles, and five command vehicles which will be distributed to national parks and game reserves across the country. The Chinese government also donated 100 mountaineering jackets, 130 tents, 50 patrol generator sets, and 50 interphones. Specific Chinese funding agency is unknown