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ON April 21,China issued itsfirst-ever White Paper,present-ing an overall picture of its for-eign aid activities over the pastdecades.The White Paper,titled China'sForeign Aid,details how,while focus-ing on its own development,China hasfulfilled its international obligations byproviding as much aid as possible to otherdeveloping countries,especially thosewith economic difficulties.The WhitePaper,issued by the Information Office ofthe State Council,introduces China's for-eign aid policy and the financial resourcesthat the aid has drawn upon in the past,as well as revealing China's cooperation ininternational aid activities.
The White Paper describes China'sforeign aid activities as "South-Southcooperation" and "mutual help betweendeveloping countries," as China is theworld's largest developing country.Thebasic features of China's foreign aidpolicy are as follows: Unremittinglyhelping recipient countries build uptheir self-development capacity; impos-ing no political conditions; adhering toequality,mutual benefit and commondevelopment; remaining realistic whilestriving for the best as it provides foreignaid within the reach of its abilities and inaccordance with its national conditions;keeping pace with the times and payingattention to reform and innovation.
Financial resources provided by Chinafor foreign aid mainly fall into threetypes: grants (aid gratis),interest-freeloans and concessionaI loans.By theend of 9009,China had provided a totalof RMB 256.29 billion in aid to foreigncountries,including RMB 106.2 billion ingrants,RMB 76.54 billion in interest-freeloans and .P,MB 73.55 billion in conces-sional loans.
China offers foreign aid in eightforms: complete projects,goods andmaterials,technical cooperation,hu-man resource development cooperation,medica,1 teams sent abroad,emergencyhumanitarian aid,volunteer programs inforeign countries,and debt relief.
The geographical distribution of Chi-na's foreign aid shows a comparativelyeven coverage.The recipients cover mostdeveloping countries in Asia,Africa,Latin America,the Caribbean,Oceaniaand Eastern Europe.About two-thirds ofChina's aid always goes to the least de-veloped and other low-income countries.
China's foreign aid projects are ori-ented to agriculture,industry,economicinfrastructure,public facilities,educa-tion,and medical and health care,withthe focus on improving recipient coun-tries' industrial and agricultural produc-tivity,laying a solid foundation for theireconomic and social development.
In recent years,coping with climatechange has become a new area in China'sforeign aid.From 2000 to 2009,Chinaheld 5o training workshops attended bymore than 1,400 people from other de-veloping countries on the developmentand use of renewable resources suchas biogas and solar energy,and smallhydropower,as well as forestry manage-ment,and desertification control and prevention.
The decision-making power in Chinaregarding foreign aid lies with the centralgovernment.The Ministry of Commerceis authorized by the State Council tooversee foreign aid.In order to strength-en coordination of the departmentsconcerned,the ministries of commerce,foreign affairs and finance officially es-tablished the country's foreign aid inter-agency liaison mechanism in 2oo8.InFebruary 2011 this liaison mechanismwas upgraded into an inter-agency coor-dination mechanism.
China's foreign aid is provided mainlythrough bilateral channels.China alsosupports and participates in aid pro-grams initiated by organizations like theUnited Nations,and has actively con-ducted exchanges and explored practicalcooperation with multilateral organiza-tions and other countries in the field ofdevelopment assistance with an open-minded attitude.Under the frameworkof South-South cooperation,China willwork with all parties concerned to con-duct complementary and fruitful trilater-al and regional cooperation on the basisof respecting the needs of recipient coun-tries,and jointly promote the process ofglobal poverty alleviation.
As an important member of the inter-national community,China will continueto promote South-South cooperation,asit always has done,gradually increaseits foreign aid input on the basis of con-tinuous development of its economy,promote the realization of the UN Mil-lennium Development Goals,and makeunremitting efforts to build,togetherwith other countries,a prosperous andharmonious world with lasting peace.
The White Paper describes China'sforeign aid activities as "South-Southcooperation" and "mutual help betweendeveloping countries," as China is theworld's largest developing country.Thebasic features of China's foreign aidpolicy are as follows: Unremittinglyhelping recipient countries build uptheir self-development capacity; impos-ing no political conditions; adhering toequality,mutual benefit and commondevelopment; remaining realistic whilestriving for the best as it provides foreignaid within the reach of its abilities and inaccordance with its national conditions;keeping pace with the times and payingattention to reform and innovation.
Financial resources provided by Chinafor foreign aid mainly fall into threetypes: grants (aid gratis),interest-freeloans and concessionaI loans.By theend of 9009,China had provided a totalof RMB 256.29 billion in aid to foreigncountries,including RMB 106.2 billion ingrants,RMB 76.54 billion in interest-freeloans and .P,MB 73.55 billion in conces-sional loans.
China offers foreign aid in eightforms: complete projects,goods andmaterials,technical cooperation,hu-man resource development cooperation,medica,1 teams sent abroad,emergencyhumanitarian aid,volunteer programs inforeign countries,and debt relief.
The geographical distribution of Chi-na's foreign aid shows a comparativelyeven coverage.The recipients cover mostdeveloping countries in Asia,Africa,Latin America,the Caribbean,Oceaniaand Eastern Europe.About two-thirds ofChina's aid always goes to the least de-veloped and other low-income countries.
China's foreign aid projects are ori-ented to agriculture,industry,economicinfrastructure,public facilities,educa-tion,and medical and health care,withthe focus on improving recipient coun-tries' industrial and agricultural produc-tivity,laying a solid foundation for theireconomic and social development.
In recent years,coping with climatechange has become a new area in China'sforeign aid.From 2000 to 2009,Chinaheld 5o training workshops attended bymore than 1,400 people from other de-veloping countries on the developmentand use of renewable resources suchas biogas and solar energy,and smallhydropower,as well as forestry manage-ment,and desertification control and prevention.
The decision-making power in Chinaregarding foreign aid lies with the centralgovernment.The Ministry of Commerceis authorized by the State Council tooversee foreign aid.In order to strength-en coordination of the departmentsconcerned,the ministries of commerce,foreign affairs and finance officially es-tablished the country's foreign aid inter-agency liaison mechanism in 2oo8.InFebruary 2011 this liaison mechanismwas upgraded into an inter-agency coor-dination mechanism.
China's foreign aid is provided mainlythrough bilateral channels.China alsosupports and participates in aid pro-grams initiated by organizations like theUnited Nations,and has actively con-ducted exchanges and explored practicalcooperation with multilateral organiza-tions and other countries in the field ofdevelopment assistance with an open-minded attitude.Under the frameworkof South-South cooperation,China willwork with all parties concerned to con-duct complementary and fruitful trilater-al and regional cooperation on the basisof respecting the needs of recipient coun-tries,and jointly promote the process ofglobal poverty alleviation.
As an important member of the inter-national community,China will continueto promote South-South cooperation,asit always has done,gradually increaseits foreign aid input on the basis of con-tinuous development of its economy,promote the realization of the UN Mil-lennium Development Goals,and makeunremitting efforts to build,togetherwith other countries,a prosperous andharmonious world with lasting peace.