Chinese Government provides grant for Chinese Radio and Television Broadcasting Project

On January 19, 2007, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Republic of Congo signed a Radio and Television Broadcasting Project Design Agreement. Then, on March 13, 2007 and April 4, 2007, the Chinese Government and the Government of the Republic of Congo signed letters of exchange related to the Radio and Television Broadcasting Project. The monetary value of the financial commitment from China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) that supported this project is unknown. The purpose of the project was to broadcast the programs of China Radio International (CRI) and China Central Television (CCTV) from a newly constructed radio and television center — known locally as Centre national de radio et télévision (CNRTV) — in the town of Nkombo within the ninth district (Djiri) of the capital city of Brazzaville. It involved the supply and installation of radio and television broadcasting equipment. China Radio and Television International Economic and Technical Cooperation Corporation. It signed an implementation contract on April 28, 2008. Project implementation took place between March 13, 2009 and May 13, 2009. The project passed final MOFCOM inspection on June 18, 2009 and it was officially handed over to the Congolese authorities on June 19, 2009. CRI and CCTV began broadcasting their programs in the Republic of Congo on September 1, 2009.

Additional details

The Chinese project title is 刚果（布）广电节目落地项目 or 援刚果（布）广电节目落地项目 or 刚果(布)广电落地运行维护项目 or 刚果（布）广电落地项目 or 援刚果（布）广电落地项目. This project should not be confused with the National Center for Radio and Television Building project (刚国家广播电视中心 or 刚果广播电视部综合办公和节目制作功能大楼), which was funded by the Republic of Congo.

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