,The Chinese Aid System

The Chinese Aid System


 

Publication Date: June 2007

Publisher: Center for Global Development; Center for Global Development

Author(s): Carol J. Lancaster; Carol J. Lancaster

Research Area: International relations

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Abstract:

Chinese foreign aid is rising fast and Western aid agencies are concerned: will Chinese aid undermine efforts to promote reform in Africa and elsewhere? Will Chinese loans burden poor countries with fresh debt? In this new essay, CGD visiting fellow Carol Lancaster provides a concise and accessible overview of what is known--and not known--about the Chinese aid system. She advises aid agencies in Europe, North America and Japan to increase communication and to seek opportunities for collaboration with Beijing.