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In 2014, China committed to a US$300,000 grant to Uzbekistan for the purchase of new specialized computing equipment for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Public Education, and the Ministry of Higher and Secondary Specialized Education. The purchase came with the goal to improve the material and technical base of these ministries. The acquisition was part of a push by Uzbekistan to attract grant aid for its education system. It was reported that Uzbekistan attracted $225.6 million of grant aid for this purpose, some of which was provided by the People's Republic of China. As such, this project is linked to several other Chinese donations to the education sector during this timeframe: #71501 for the allocation of multimedia packages to classrooms grades 1st-4th #72568 for the purchase of 740 pcs of computer equipment for special needs students #72567 for the purchase of new equipment for the Center for the Development of Multimedia General Education Programs (CDMEP) #72570 for the equipping of children's centers "Barkamol Avlod" with 434 sets of computer equipment #72571 for the purchase of new stage equipment for the Republican Center for Children's Artistic Creativity #72564 for the allocation of multimedia packages to classrooms grades 5th-9th