Whose Knowledge? Whose Influence? Changing Dynamics of China’s Development Cooperation Policy and Practice

This article aims to investigate the recent evolution of China’s development policy and practice. More precisely, how do China’s policymakers and practitioners understand and debate China’s role in international development, specifically in the context of the global Covid-19 pandemic? China’s growing development activities overseas, particularly in the African continent, have spurred intense debate over its role as a rising power in international development. China is viewed in the West both as a threat and as a valuable potential partner in development cooperation. However, differences between Western and Chinese conceptions of development have complicated cooperation and understanding of China’s development policy. Further understanding of these differences is needed, in order to evaluate their implications for low-income countries, and for potential trilateral cooperation.

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence (CC BY), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original authors and source are credited and any modifications or adaptations are indicated.

Citation:
Gu, J.; Li, X. and Zhang, C. (2021) 'Whose Knowledge? Whose Influence? Changing Dynamics of China’s Development Cooperation Policy and Practice', IDS Bulletin 52.2: 1-18, DOI: 10.19088/1968-2021.117

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