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China Donates Scientific Equipment to Universities in Chile

$750K USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Chile
Country	Chile
Start Date	Jan 01, 2010
End Date	Jul 22, 2033
Duration	8,603 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`54800`

Grant Description

In December 2010, the Chinese state councilor Lui Yandong signed an agreement to donate US$750,000 worth of scientific equipment to five Chilean universities that were rocked by the February 2010 earthquake.

The equipment was said to be donated as part of an ongoing commitment from China to help Chile research and develop clean energy, biotechnology, astronomy, and seismology.

According to data from the University of Chile, the awarded equipment was delivered on April 10th, and April 12th of 2012. The equipment included gas chromatograph, FT-IR spectrometer, binocular biological microscope, spectrophotometer.

📋 Staff Comments

The more conservative of the two figures mentioned in attached articles was coded as the transaction amount. The Chinese Embassy in Chile indicates an approximate value of 800,000 USD, while a Chilean news source indicates an approximate value of 750,000 USD. The English version of the Chilean news source incorrectly translates the original Spanish to 750 million, but the original Spanish indicates 750 thousand ('750 mil').

📚 Sources & References

Donación de equipos de investigación científica a Universidades chilenas
China has plans for huge telescope in Chile
Vicerrectoría de Investigación y Desarrollo entregó equipamiento científico donado por China 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.