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Overview

Chinese Government donates 31 Vehicles to Vanuatu

Commitment Year•2020Country of Activity•VanuatuDirect Recipient Country of Incorporation•VanuatuSector•Transport And StorageFlow Type•Grant

Status

Project lifecycle

Completion

Pipeline: PledgePipeline: CommitmentImplementationCompletion

Timeline

Key dates

Commitment date
Sep 30, 2020
End (actual)
Sep 30, 2020

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 Vanuatu

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 31 Vehicles to Vanuatu

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

On September 30, 2020, a ceremony was held in Vanuatu for the handover of 31 total cars and buses as part of China's Vehicle Aid Project. This grant has no known borrowing terms and involves no transaction of funds. The ceremony was attended by the Chinese Ambassador to Vanuatu, Zhou Haicheng (周海成). The vehicles were requested by the previous Vanuatu government to aid in hosting the 51st Pacific Island Forum Leaders meeting, however this event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The keys were handed over to Prime Minister Bob Loughman at the Convention Center parking lot in Port Vila. China still granted the vehicles to Vanuatu, storing them at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This transaction is a donation of vehicles. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs article, the donation is to be used to help Vanuatu with organizing and holding major international events.

Staff comments

Only information currently known is the handover ceremony of the vehicles. No info found on the process of the deal.