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Chinese Government provides RMB 800 million loan for Tengchong-Myitkyina Road Construction Project

¥800K RMB

Funder	China Development Bank (CDB)\|China Ministry of Transport (MOT) (中华人民共和国交通运输部) \|China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC)\|Tengchong Municipal Government\|Yunnan Provincial People’s Government
Recipient Organization	Government of Myanmar (Burma)
Country	Myanmar
Start Date	Jan 01, 2004
End Date	Feb 05, 2031
Duration	9,897 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`63764`

Grant Description

Chinese Government provides RMB 800 million loan for Tengchong-Myitkyina Road Construction Project In 2006, China Development Bank's Yunnan Branch reportedly provided an RMB 180 million loan to the Tengchong-Myitkyina Highway, also known as Baoshan - Myitkyina Highway. The final amount of financing from various Chinese state-owned entities for the project amounted to RMB 800 million.

The total estimated cost for the China section of the road is RMB 430 million and RMB 580 million for the Myanmar section.

China National Development and Reform Commission contributed RMB 36.5 million while China's Ministry of Communications contributed RMB 77.5 million. The Yunnan Provincial Government contributed RMB 100 million and the Tengchong Government RMB 70 million. And additional RMB 80 million was supplied by a state-owned investment company in Tengchong.

The remaining project costs were to be raised through bank loans. Record ID#63764 captures the total amount of Chinese financing of RMB 800 million. On April 26, 2007, the 95-km Myanmar section of Tengchong-Myitkyina Road was completed. The project iswaspart of the repair and upgrade of Stilwell Road, also known as the North Section of China-India Road.

The ceremony for the start of road construction was held on October 19, 2004 in Kanpaikte, and it was attended by local authorities from Myaitkyina and Tengchong. The contract to build the Tengchong-Myitkyina road was reportedly signed in Yangon on May 19, 2004.

According to the contract, Tengmin Road Construction and Maintenance Co Ltd, based in Tengchong of Yunnan Province, would build the road under the build-and-transfer system, and it would take care of the road maintenance for 10-years. The Public Works Department of Myanmar will assume the maintenance work after the 10-year period has expired.

📋 Staff Comments

China's Ministry of Communications has been merged into its Ministry of Transport, which is why China's Ministry of Transport has been coded as a funding organization.
AidData has captured this project as a single transaction as the breakdown of financing between different organizations is unclear.
The project is also referred to as 保山至缅甸密支那公路 or 腾冲至缅甸密支那公路 or 腾密二级公路.
This project is also known as the Tengmi Highway Project.

📚 Sources & References

‌洪亮大使实地考察密支那-腾冲公路
刘金鑫：在第四次滇缅经贸合作论坛中的演讲
Asia Research Institute Working Paper Series No. 86
腾冲：中国走向南亚第一县
The Making of China's Foreign Policy in the 21st century: Historical Sources
Institutions/Players, and Perceptions of Power Relations
Stilwell Road Under Renovation
腾密公路
投资8亿元人民币腾密公路境外段今日通车
BURMESE PRIME MINISTER'S AGENDA IN CHINA
云南腾冲至缅甸密支那二级公路路基工程竣工
云南保山至缅甸密支那公路项目获亿元贷款资助
腾密国际公路26日正式通车
腾（冲）—密（支那）公路缅甸段通车
乘“一带一路”建设春风推动保山跨境旅游发展
Sino-Myanmar Economic Relations Since 1988, 2023年中缅经济走廊交通合作工作组第四次会议在昆明召开 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.