Chinese Government provides training for Vietnamese officials on media

Funder	Unspecified Chinese Government Institution
Recipient Organization	Government of Viet Nam
Country	Viet Nam
Start Date	Apr 01, 2017
End Date	Jan 06, 2028
Duration	3,932 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Recipient
Data Source	AidData Chinese Aid
Grant ID	`98756`

Grant Description

In April 2017, the Chinese Government provided training for officials from the Vietnamese Government on new media or information management. The training was successfully completed.

📋 Staff Comments

1. In 2018, Vietnam introduced a cybersecurity law that was very similar to China’s own law. Freedom House suggested that the training on media may have been linked to to the introduction of this law {{see pg.8 of ID#187666}}.

📚 Sources & References

The Rise of Digital Authoritarianism: Freedom on the Net 2018 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.