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On June 17, 2016, the Chinese Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Defense of Ecuador signed a Free Military Assistance Agreement, which provided a grant of disaster relief materials worth 30 million RMB (about 4.8 million USD), to be used by Ecuador's Armed Forces to mitigate the effects of the April 16, 2016 earthquake. On August 15, 2016, the Chinese Government delivered the aid package to the 5th Brigade of the Ecuadorian army in Guayaquil. It consisted of 300 tents, 3,000 folding beds, 3,000 mattresses, 200 fans, 300 water tanks, 300 diesel electricity generators, 3 shower containers, and 3 multifunction purifier trucks. On the same day, August 15, 2016, a separate grant for Ecuador's Armed Forces was also delivered (see Record ID#36026).
Staff comments
This donation is distinct from the Chinese Government donation of 5,400 tents, and 9,999 folding beds that is captured in Record ID#59158. Although this grant was made to the military, it is coded with Development intend due to the explicit purpose being disaster relief. While grants through Free Military Assistance Agreements often require the signing of a protocol agreement, the materials to be granted through this agreement were specified at the time of signing.