China donated 20 brand new cars to assist the government to host the 48th annual Pacific Leaders

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Samoa
Country	Samoa
Start Date	Jan 01, 2017
End Date	Feb 22, 2031
Duration	5,165 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`64999`

Grant Description

In August 2017, China donated 20 vehicles to the Government of Samoa to assist with transportation when Samoa hosts the 48th annual Pacific Leaders Summit.

According to Radio New Zealand, as of August 28, 2017 the cars had arrived in the country and an official handover ceremony was to be held in within the next week. The total cost of this donation is unclear.

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