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China grants 150 million RMB to Afghanistan for unspecified purposes

¥150M RMB

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Afghanistan Ministry of Finance
Country	Afghanistan
Start Date	Jun 08, 2012
End Date	Jan 30, 2030
Duration	6,445 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`34642`

Grant Description

On 8 June 2012 at the annual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the Chinese Government announced its plan to provide 150 million RMB grant to the Afghan Ministry of Finance for unspecified purposes. It is unclear whether these funds were ever disbursed.

Based on an interview with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Fu Yings, this was the second 150 million CNY-grant that was offered by China (the first is captured in Record ID#34601).

📋 Staff Comments

This project was initially coded as being a duplicate of ID #34601, however, according to information published on the website of China's ECCO in Kabul, 150 million CNY assistance packages were pledged consecutively in 2011 and 2012. Furthermore, it was mentioned in the CSIS report that China's grant to Afghanistan from 2002 to 2010 is about US$205.3 million while the report by the 'Diplomat' has mentioned that the total amount of grant from 2002 to 2011 is about US$250 million. The reports show that there is at least 150 million CNY that was provided to Afghanistan in 2011, and the 150 million CNY that was offer in 2012 is referring to a separate pledge made by China. Last, the article by Reuters suggest that China's offer of 150 million CNY was part of the strategic partnership agreement signed in 2012, thus further distinguishing this offer of 150 million CNY in aid in 2012 from the one made in 2011.

📚 Sources & References

Signing of Cooperation Documents Between Afghanistan
China Important
Joint Declaration between The People's Republic of China and The Islamic Republic of Afghanistan on Establishing Strategic and Cooperative Partnership
Chinese views of post-2014 Afghanistan
China will Grant 150mln Yuan to Afghanistan
China and Afghanistan: China's interests, stances, and perspectives
China says to provide 'selfless' help to Afghanistan
Why China Should Do More In Afghanistan
Post-2014 Afghanistan and its Impact on Northeast Asia
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