Claim: Despite the closure of China's embassy in Mogadishu upon the beginning of the Somalian Civil War, China–Somalia relations have resulted in six million dollars of economic assistance for Somalia, alongside Chinese support for the plan to stabilize the Somali government.
Evidence: In January 1991, the Chinese embassy in Mogadishu closed down operations due to the start of the civil war in Somalia. Despite the departure of most Chinese officials, the two countries maintained a small trading relationship in the ensuing years. These initiatives included $6 million in economic assistance, donation of anti-malaria drugs, and $3 million in debt relief. China's Permanent Representative to the UN, Li Baodong, also emphasized his administration's support for the Somali federal government's stabilization plan, including the latter's efforts at "implementing an interim Constitution, carrying out its six-point plan, strengthening institutional capacity, exercising government functions and extending effective authority over all its national territory."