Publication:
Comment on "China's foreign aid at a transitional stage"
Abstract
Understandably, Naohiro Kitano's work experience at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has given him a comparative advantage in writing a paper on China's foreign aid. China's foray into international economic cooperation as a donor is admirably documented in his paper (Kitano, 2014). The paper provides valuable insights into the network of Chinese aid programs. It is amazing that China, a major recipient of external aid in the past (largely from Soviet sources), could emerge as a major donor in its own right with visible signs, but it is unclear if that experience has influenced its own aid programs. It is amazing that China, a major recipient of external aid in the past (largely from Soviet sources), could emerge as a major donor in its own right with visible signs, but it is unclear if that experience has influenced its own aid programs. Amazing as it indeed is, it is unsurprising, as the Chinese economy has grown so big that it could replace Japan as the second largest economy in the world, saddled with the largest external reserves in the world.
Keywords
Foreign aid , Chinese aid programs , China
Citation
Abdul Kareem, M. A. (2014). Comment on "China's foreign aid at a transitional stage". Asian Economic Policy Review, 9(2), 318-319. https://doi.org/10.1111/aepr.12075
Publisher
Wiley