Despite disputes between China and the US, China continues to provide assistance to the FSM. According to a press release by the office of the president of the FSM, "China has donated $190,000 for the purpose of constructing a gymnasium on Satawan Atoll in the State of Chuuk. The gymnasium is one of several such infrastructure projects in the FSM financed by the Embassy’s discretionary fund over the years, including other gymnasiums in the States of Pohnpei and Kosrae, such as the Utwe Gymnasium."
It is worth mentioning that there are several unfinished or unimplemented projects by the
Chinese Government in the FSM. One of them is the controversial "Convention Center".
The halt started during the COVID-19 pandemic and continued to suffer after relationships between the US and China relations worsened. Although many western countries see China as a threat, the FSM comfortably still calls China a friend.
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