Chinese Government pledges 300,000 tons of food aid to North Korea in 2008

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2008
End Date	Mar 14, 2026
Duration	6,647 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`63003`

Grant Description

When Xi Jinping went to North Korea in 2008 as vice president, the Chinese Government agreed to provide more than 300,000 tons of food to North Korea, according to Park Byung Kwang, director of the center for Northeast Asia at the Seoul-based Institute for National Security Strategy, a think tank affiliated with South Korea’s main spy agency.

However, according to Chinese Government reporting to the World Food Program’s International Food Aid Information System (INTERFAIS), it ultimately provided no food aid deliveries to North Korea in 2008. Chinese food aid deliveries in 2009 are captured via Record ID#63004.

📋 Staff Comments

Some sources indicate that the Chinese Government agreed to provide 120,000 tons of food aid to North Korea in 2008.

📚 Sources & References

Xi
Kim summit topics: Friendship, food aid and maybe nukes
Foreign Assistance to North Korea
中国援助朝鲜粮食内幕——走私量远大于正式出口
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