Which countries has China helped?

Less than a year after its founding, People's Republic of China (PRC) began to provide economic assistance to foreign countries. According to the files declassified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, before 1976, China provided economic aid to North Korea, Viet Nam, Albania and other countries and regions 1 10, and this foreign aid inconsistent with national strength was gradually corrected after 1973.

1, aid outer Mongolia

The earliest foreign aid after the founding of the People's Republic of China was in July. 1950. As soon as China's first ambassador to Mongolia, Ji Yatai, took office, Mongolian Prime Minister Joe Balsam raised the urgent need for labor. At this time, the new China was just founded less than a year ago, and the civil war was not over yet. It is difficult to mobilize workers to go abroad, but China did not refuse and promised to consider it in the future.

1954165438+10, Vice Premier Ulanhu led a delegation to visit Mongolia, and Zhou Enlai instructed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to understand Mongolia's difficulties and possible help from China. Mongolia unceremoniously submitted a list of12,250 workers, involving nearly 40 jobs such as carpenters, masons, furniture makers, chefs, tailors, shoemaking, printing and dyeing. China sent 8,200 workers to help Mongolia build schools, hospitals, sanatoriums, expert guest houses, thermal power plants, glass factories, paper mills, chicken farms and even restore ancient temples. China could not manufacture the textile mill equipment proposed by Mongolia, so it did not hesitate to order from Britain with scarce foreign exchange. 1956 in August, China and Mongolia signed an economic and technical assistance agreement. From 1956 to 1959, China provided Mongolia with1600,000 rubles of free aid.

2. Assistance to the DPRK

During the First Five-Year Plan period, although China was short of funds, it still gave generous foreign aid. The countries that give the most aid are North Korea and Vietnam. 1950 When the Korean War broke out, China dispatched1000000 volunteers, and the war cost 7 trillion yuan (old coins). 1953165438+10 Kim Il Sung visited China, and China and the DPRK signed an economic, economic and cultural cooperation agreement. China not only cancelled wartime expenses, but also gave North Korea 8 trillion yuan (old coins) for free.

China's aid to the DPRK has never been interrupted, and it has continuously provided material assistance to the DPRK. Xinhua News Agency reported that in 1970, China provided North Korea with oil150,000 tons, and in 1972 it increased to140,000 tons. 1972, China and the DPRK agreed to jointly build an oil pipeline. 1974 broke ground in February, and 1976 10 was completed in October, with an annual oil transportation capacity of 4 million tons.

3. Assistance to Vietnam

1950 65438+ 10/0/8. China first recognized the Democratic Republic of Viet Nam and established diplomatic relations with it. At the request of President Ho Chi Minh, the representative of Zhou Enlai, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, said: China will provide a lot of war materials to help Vietnam fight against the French colonial army. On May 15, Viet Nam begged China to support1500-2,000 tons of rice on the grounds of lack of cooking.

In the arduous War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, China still insisted on supporting Vietnam. From 1950 to 1954, the government of China provided 1.67 trillion RMB (old currency) assistance to the Vietnamese government. 1953 March 13, Luo Guibo, the liaison representative of the Central Committee of Zhou Enlai in Vietnam, conveyed to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Vietnam that all the military materials that Vietnam requested China's assistance could be solved, that is, the General Logistics Department of the Military Commission delivered them in batches. In February 65438, China sent a military advisory group to help Vietnam carry out the decisive battle of Dien Bien Phu, providing all weapons and ammunition, communication equipment, food, medicine and so on. The need of the campaign ensured the victory of the campaign.

The Geneva Conference ended the war in northern Vietnam in May 1954, and China continued to assist Vietnam in restoring and developing its national economy. In February 65438, the Chinese and Vietnamese governments signed a protocol in Beijing on assisting Vietnam to repair railways, restore posts and telecommunications, repair roads, shipping and water conservancy.

From 65438 to 0955, the Vietnamese government delegation, led by President Ho Chi Minh, visited China and proposed to build coal mines, cement plants, cotton mills and power plants. China government sent experts, technicians and skilled workers, and donated 800 million yuan to Viet Nam for free. In the annex of 1955 "China Aid to Vietnam Protocol", despite the shortage of rice in China, 30,000 tons of rice, 300 tons of flour, 5 tons of raisins, wine and vermicelli 1 130 boxes, cigarettes, Chinese patent medicines, medical devices, etc. There are also electric stoves, boats, telephones, calipers and light bulbs; Agricultural assistance projects range from crop planting, seed selection and breeding, pest control, to the construction of veterinary hospitals, livestock epidemic prevention drug production plants, match factories, dam reinforcement and so on. , including 65,438+00 rice mill and two gasoline depots. This list gives people the impression that China really treats Vietnam as a brother and gives everything.

After 1956, with the successful completion of the first five-year plan, China's aid to Viet Nam increased significantly. 1 959 February 18, the Chinese and Vietnamese governments signed seven documents, and China provided long-term loans of 300 million yuan and free aid of1100 million yuan to Vietnam.

1975 In May, southern Vietnam was liberated, and China gradually reduced its support to Vietnam. However, projects such as repairing torpedo boats, light and heavy machinery factories, anti-aircraft machine gun factories and gun factories aided by China are still going on. In September, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of Vietnam, Du?n, visited China, and the Chinese and Vietnamese governments signed 1976 "Protocol on China Providing Interest-free Loans to Vietnam and China Providing General Materials to Vietnam".

Zhou Enlai said to Vietnamese leaders: In order to support you, we will bear the greatest national sacrifice. Among China's foreign aid, Vietnam has the longest time and the largest amount. By the end of 1978, China's military supplies to Vietnam can equip 2 million armed forces, and all kinds of materials will be discounted by more than 20 billion US dollars. Including light and heavy weapons, ammunition and munitions, 450 complete sets of equipment projects, 34.6 billion meters of cotton cloth, 35,000 vehicles, more than 5 million tons of grain, more than 2 million tons of gasoline, more than 3,000 kilometers of oil pipelines and 635 million US dollars in cash. There are no strings attached to these assistance, most of which are free and a few are interest-free loans.