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In order to mobilize the whole nation's efforts to speed up the restoration and reconstruction in earthquake-hit areas and to provide assistance and support in an orderly manner, a mechanism for aid partnership was set up within [[China]] in June 2008.

The program follows the principle of "each province helps one seriously-affected county," and sets the term of aid partnership at three years.

A total of 19 provinces and municipalities in eastern and central China have paired up with quake-hit areas. Taking into account the economic strength of aid providers and the situation of aid receivers, pairings are as follows:

1. [[Shandong Province]] - [[Beichuan County]], [[Sichuan Province]]

2. [[Guangdong Province]] - [[Wenchuan County]], Sichuan Province

3. [[Zhejiang Province]] - [[Qingchuan County]], Sichuan Province

4. [[Jiangsu Province]] - [[Mianzhu County]], Sichuan Province

5. [[Beijing]] - [[Shifang City]], Sichuan Province

6. [[Shanghai]] - [[Dujiangyan City]], Sichuan Province

7. [[Hebei Province]] - [[Pingwu County]], Sichuan Province

8. [[Liaoning Province]] - [[An County]], Sichuan Province

9. [[Henan Province]] - [[Jiangyou]] City, Sichuan Province

10. [[Fujian Province]] - [[Pengzhou City]], Sichuan Province

11. [[Shanxi Province]] - [[Mao County]], Sichuan Province

12. [[Hunan Province]] - [[Li County]], Sichuan Province

13. [[Jilin Province]] - [[Heishui County]], Sichuan Province

14. [[Anhui Province]] - [[Songpan County]], Sichuan Province

15. Jiangxi Province - Xiaojin County, Sichuan Province

16. [[Hubei Province]] - [[Hanyuan County]], Sichuan Province

17. [[Chongqing]] - [[Chongzhou City]], Sichuan Province

18. [[Heilongjiang Province]] - [[Jiange County]], Sichuan Province

19. [[Guangdong Province]] (mainly by [[Shenzhen]]) - Seriously-affected areas in [[Gansu Province]]

20. [[Tianjin]] - Seriously-affected areas in [[Shaanxi Province]]

== Aid includes: ==

1. Planning, architectural design, expert counseling, engineering construction and supervision;

2. Construction and restoration of urban and rural resident houses;

3. Construction and restoration of public facilities, including schools, hospitals, television broadcasting stations, cultural and sports facilities, social welfare facilities, etc;

4. Construction and restoration of infrastructure, including urban and rural roads, water supply and drainage, gas supply, disposal of sewage and garbage, etc;

5. Construction and restoration of agricultural and rural infrastructure;

6. Providing mechanical equipment, instruments and tools, construction materials, and services such as selecting teachers and medical personnel, talent training, non-local nursery and school enrollment, labor export and import, agricultural technology, etc;

7. On a market-oriented basis, encouraging companies to invest in building local plants, setting up trade and circulation service facilities, and participating in commercial infrastructure construction projects;

8. Other forms of aid agreed upon during the negotiation of partnership.
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