Chinese Government provides RMB 30 million grant for emergency food assistance (Linked to Record ID#64972)

$30M USD

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Syria
Country	Syrian Arab Republic
Start Date	May 14, 2017
End Date	Dec 21, 2032
Duration	5,700 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`72505`

Grant Description

On 14 May 2017, the Chinese Government signed an exchange of letters with the Syrian Government for the provision of 30 million CNY worth of emergency food aid. This exchange of letters was signed on the same date as the ETCA captured in Record ID#64972. This exchange of letters may be linked to that ETCA.

The project was implemented with 1,000 of the 5,404 tons of rice China pledged to deliver through this grant to Latakia, northwest Syria on November 20, 2017. However, currently unable to find sourcing of when the rest of the tons were delivered.

📚 Sources & References

بقلم السفير الصيني بدمشق تشي تشيانجين: مستقبل باهر للتعاون عبر مبادرة الحزام والطريق, مليون يوان قيمة المنح المقدمة من الصين إلى سورية 270
China delivers food aid to Syria under the Belt and Road Initiative
China delivers 1,000 tons of rice to Syria in food aid 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.