Unravelling the controversies of Chinese foreign aid

Unravelling the controversies of Chinese foreign aid

Jing Gu, East Asia Forum, 3 May 2022

China’s growing role as a provider of development assistance, and the broader impact of its international economic engagement, has been the subject of considerable interest both within and outside China. The question of whether Chinese development policy is about cooperation or competition has fascinated the world. Whether their intentions are benevolent or power driven often dominates discussions. China’s new aid and security pact with the Solomon Islands is the latest case to raise the question of whether Chinese aid is developmental or a political.

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