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Rice for Rails agreement for China Thailand Trans-Asia Railway Bangkok to Nong Kai (Linked to Record ID#38130)
| Funder | Unspecified Chinese Government Institution |
|---|---|
| Recipient Organization | Government of Thailand |
| Country | Thailand |
| Start Date | Oct 01, 2013 |
| End Date | Aug 04, 2032 |
| Duration | 6,882 days |
| Number of Grantees | 1 |
| Roles | Recipient |
| Data Source | AidData Chinese Aid |
| Grant ID | 34309 |
Grant Description
In January 2002, China pledged US $4 billion towards building a Trans-Asian railway track stretching from Singapore to China.
A portion of these funds will be used to finance the construction of the track between Bangkok, Thailand and Kunming in southern China.
In October 2013, formal discussions began for the railway and a Memorandum of Understanding was signed stating that China would provide technical experts and equipment in exchange for 1 million tons of white and jasmine rice and 200,000 tons of rubber from Thailand, while Thailand was to pay in part or totally for the project.
However, in August 2014, both parties announced their exit from this bilateral arrangement due to the military coup in Thailand that lead to a review of all existing public investment projects. By the end of August 2014, the project was reinstated.
On December 19, 2014, another Memorandum of Understanding for the Sino-Thai Railway and Agricultural Cooperation was signed. There has been no updates on the execution of this rice agreement as of 2024. Record ID#38130 captures the potential loans independent of the rice purchase agreement.
Sources & References
- 亚洲七国合筑泛亚铁路 中国到新加坡将有便捷走廊
- Thailand railway or sign MOU on the Thai side hope to start the year after
- Thai Prime Minister will visit China railway cooperation agreement signed between the two countries
- Thailand and the railway is expected to start construction in 2015 year
- Thai National Legislative Assembly approved the draft MOU in building a railway in Thailand
- Thailand
- China sign train investment pact
- ICBC Thailand behind Thailand in railway projects
- Thailand
- China
- Laos agree construction of transnational highway.
- China pledges US$4b towards Trans-Asian railway.
- Thailand revises high-speed rail plan
- Laos link shelved
- Fast track relations for rail
- Optimisation of Central Asian and Eurasian Trans-Continental Land Transport Corridors
- China-ASEAN High-Speed Rail Project
- 中泰233亿美元高铁项目获批 昆明直达曼谷(图)
- Thailand to sign rail, rice, rubber deals with China
- China
- Thailand Sign Rail
- Rice, and Rubber Deals
- Sino-Thai railway deal 'on track'
- The End of The 'Chinese Rice For Train Plan' In Thailand
- Right?
- 财经观察：中泰战略合作新契机或在高铁合建
- 重磅！咱总理力促的中泰铁路合作启动啦!
- Bangkok-Beijing Relationship Blossoms with $12-Billion Rail Link
- China-backed Thai Railway Construction to Begin in September
- September start on Thai-Laos-China rail freight link, but gauge may be a problem
- Sino-Thai relations boosted by $10.6b rail deal
- 中国“铁路外交”3.0版如何推进 突出特征互利双赢
- 年终特稿：2014中国高铁“走出去”遇挫
- Joint Press Statementon Long-Term Program on the Development of Thailand – China Relations issued on the Occasion of the Official Visit to Thailand of His Excellency Mr. Li Keqiang
- Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China
- 中泰签署中泰铁路合作项目一期工程新合同
- Bangkok–Nong Khai High-Speed Railway
- High-speed rail project 'Behind schedule' Loan applications and disbursements are still being received and processed as the projects continue to evolve. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation are in place to ensure project continuity.
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