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Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace arrived at Tonga to provide medical service (linked to Record ID#37762)

Commitment Year•2018Country of Activity•TongaSector•HealthFlow Type•Grant

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Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

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Key dates

Commitment date
Jan 1, 2018
Start (actual)
Aug 13, 2018

Geospatial footprint

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The project provided a naval hospital ship named Ark Peace which was docked at 'Uafe Vuna (Vuna Wharf) in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. More detailed locational data can be found at https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/307131861

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

  • People's Liberation Army of China (PLA)

Loan description

Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace arrived at Tonga to provide medical service (linked to Record ID#37762)

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Project narrative

On 13 August, 2018, the Chinese naval hospital ship Ark Peace arrived at Port Nukualofa, capital of the Kingdom of Tonga, the fourth stop of Mission Harmony 2018, starting an eight-day good-will visit and humanitarian medical service. Ark Peace paid her first successful visit to Tonga on the same date four years ago. (See Record ID#37762) The Tongan government hosted a grand welcome ceremony at the Vuna Wharf. At the ceremony, the Acting Prime Minister Sika warmly welcomed Ark Peace's second visit to Tonga on behalf of the Tongan government and conveyed his appreciation to the ship for providing medical services to the Tongan people. Ambassador Wang pointed out that the second visit of Ark Peace, as an important part of events to jointly celebrate the 20th anniversary of the normalization of relations between China and Tonga, will further strengthen mutual trust and friendship between the two countries and the two armed forces.