Total trade volume in 2002 was US$3.39 million, with Somalia exporting US$1.56 million of goods to China and importing $1.83 million.[86] From 2000 to 2011, approximately seven Chinese development projects were launched in Somalia.[90] These initiatives included $6 million in economic assistance,[91] donation of anti-malaria drugs,[92] and $3 million in debt relief.[93] In July 2007, the Chinese state-owned oil company CNOOC also signed an oil exploration agreement with the Somali government over the north-central Mudug province, situated in the autonomous Puntland region.[94] Following the establishment of the Federal Government of Somalia in mid-2012, the Chinese authorities reaffirmed their support for the Somali government and called on the international community to strengthen its commitment to the Somali peace process.