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Overview

Chinese Government donates 162,007 tons of urea fertilizer worth $55.03 million to North Korea in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#63061)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$55,376,485
Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•Democratic People's Republic of KoreaSector•Agriculture, Forestry, FishingFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
May 7, 2018
End (actual)
Oct 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 desecription

Chinese Government donates 162,007 tons of urea fertilizer worth $55.03 million to North Korea in 2018 (Linked to Record ID#63061)

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).

Staff comments

1. "The State of Play in Sino-DPRK Relations" and "China drastically increases oil supply to N. Korea" suggest China promised to deliver 200,000 tons of urea fertilizer to North Korea. However, AidData has elected to use the 162,007 figure, as that was based on statistics from China's General Administration of Customs ("Food Aid Pours in Even as N.Korea Boasts of Grain Harvest").