Chinese Government provides food aid to North Korea at the beginning of 2020

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of North Korea
Country	Democratic People's Republic of Korea
Start Date	Jan 01, 2020
End Date	Oct 26, 2032
Duration	4,682 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`89303`

Grant Description

According to a report from Radio Free Asia, at the beginning of 2020, the Chinese government began sending large amounts of food aid to North Korea by train. The food aid included corn, wheat, and soybean oil, and possibly also rice. The shipments were to last several months, and were estimated to reach a total of hundreds of thousands of tons.

In order to accommodate the transportation of the food aid, China planned to halt passage of general commercial cargo to North Korea. The aid was shipped from Dandong Station in China to Sopo Station in Pyongyang, North Korea.

📋 Staff Comments

An Asahi Shimbun article mentions that China sent between 500,000 and 600,000 tons of food before June 2020- unconfirmed if this overlaps with the food shipments covered in the RFA article.

📚 Sources & References

As Beijing Prepares Huge Food-Aid Operation
Trains for North Korea Stop Shipping Commercial Freight
China bailout to North Korea: massive food and fertilizer 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.