Overview

Chinese Government donates 1,000 tons of rice worth $1.02 million USD to North Korea in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#63132)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$1,026,422

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Developmental Food Aid/food Security AssistanceFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date: May 7, 2018

End (actual): Jul 1, 2018

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 North Korea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 1,000 tons of rice worth $1.02 million USD to North Korea in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#63132)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

From May 7, 2018 to May 8, 2018, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with North Korean Kim Jong-Un in Dalian, China. It was widely reported at the time that the Chinese Government would promise a new aid package to North Korea during the meeting. Then, in July 2018, the Chinese Government donated 1,000 tons of rice worth $1.02 million to the Government of North Korea (captured via Record ID#63061). By October 2018, the Chinese Government had also donated 162,007 tons of urea fertilizer worth $55.03 million to the Government of North Korea (captured via Record ID#63132).