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Overview

Chinese Government provides 500,000 tons of food aid in 2016

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$86,832,344
Commitment Year•2016Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Implementation

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Jun 1, 2016

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

Implementing agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of North Korea

Loan desecription

Chinese Government provides 500,000 tons of food aid in 2016

Narrative

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Project narrative

On June 2016, the Chinese Government agreed to provide 500,000 tons of food aid to North Korea when the North Korean Workers' Party Vice Chairman Ri Su Yong and his delegation visited China to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Delivering a letter written by Kim Jong Un, Vice Chairman Ri Su Yong requested one million tons of food, but President Xi reportedly agreed to provide only 500,000 tons. It remains uncertain if the Chinese Government ultimately corn, rice, or both. However, in early August 2016, 20-ton trucks transporting corn to North Korea were spotted on the border between North Korea and China. The estimated monetary value of this donation is $79,610,000

Staff comments

1. To estimate the monetary value of the donation ($79,610,000), AidData takes the international price of a ton of maize in 2016 ($159.22) and multiplies it by 500,000 tons.