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Chinese Government donates 600,000 tons of grain between June and August 2020 (Linked to Record ID#89303)

Commitments (Constant USD, 2023)$106,357,313
Commitment Year•2020Country 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
Jun 1, 2020
Start (actual)
Jun 1, 2020
End (actual)
Aug 31, 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

  • China Ministry of Commerce

Receiving agencies

Government Agencies

  • Government of North Korea

Loan description

Chinese Government donates 600,000 tons of grain between June and August 2020 (Linked to Record ID#89303)

Narrative

Full Description

Project narrative

According to a report by the Asahi Shimbun, the Chinese Government sent roughly 600,000 tons of donated corn and other grains to North Korea from a northeastern Chinese port between June and August 2020, despite international sanctions. A Radio Free Asia report that covers the same time period writes that grain was shipped from Dandong, China, to Nampo, North Korea. The estimated monetary value of this donation is $103,086,000.

Staff comments

1. Record ID#89303 captures a separate batch of Chinese food aid sent by train in 2020. 2. To estimate the monetary value of the corn donation ($103,086,000), AidData takes the international price of a ton of corn in January 2020 ($171.81) and multiplies it by 600,000 tons.