CNPC donates medical supplies to Ecuador via Embassy in China in April 2020 (Linked to Record ID#91106 and #94857)

📋 Staff Comments

1. The two Tweets from the Ecuadorian Embassy in China about this donation disagree on the number of surgical masks donated. The post from April 23, 2020 lists 100 million masks, while the post from April 30, 2020 lists 70 million. The latter number has been listed in the description (and should be used for transaction amount estimates) on the basis that it is the amount given upon actual delivery to the Ecuadorian Embassy, and it is the more conservative number.
2. It is assumed that the April 23, 2020 finalization ('concretamos') of the donation represents a commitment.
3. Given the evidence that the materials were shipped to Ecuador on May 28th, it has been assumed that the project was completed. May 31st has been added as the estimated completion date; this is the date the article from Ecuador's Foreign Ministry that discusses the shipment of the donations was published, and there is no indication in the article that the materials arrived prior to the article's publication.AidData has estimated the transaction amount for this donation based on price catalogues from the World Health Organization (WHO). Please see the TUFF Methodology for additional details.

📚 Sources & References

• Arribaron 18 respiradores desde China y más cooperación viene en camino
• Replication Data for: China’s Foreign Aid Political Drivers: Lessons from a Novel Dataset of Mask Diplomacy in Latin America During the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Ecuador recibe nueva donación china para combatir el Covid-19, [Tweet from @EmbajadaEcuChi posted 12:08 AM on April 30, 2020 beginning '2/2 La donación de @CNPCspanish comprende 10 mil trajes de protección...'], [Tweet from @EmbajadaEcuChi posted 10:14 AM on April 23, 2020 beginning 'Gracias a esfuerzo conjunto de @FinanzasEc @CancilleriaEc y @EmbajadaEcuChi concretamos donación de 9,3 toneladas de insumos sanitarios...']
• China & U.S Aid Figures 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.