Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/319569 
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2022
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[Journal:] International Trade, Politics and Development (ITPD) [ISSN:] 2632-122X [Volume:] 6 [Issue:] 2 [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 73-86
Publisher: 
Emerald, Leeds
Abstract: 
Purpose The new century has witnessed rapid growth in China's foreign aid. However, there is still yet any consensus about the nature or the consequences of China's foreign aid. In this study, the author reviews the history of China's foreign aid and finds significant changes in China's foreign aid policy in the past seven decades. Design/methodology/approach The author analyzes China's foreign aid data between 2000 and 2017 from the AidData program with a Tobit model. Findings This study's results show both the similarities and differences between China and Western donors. These "Chinese characteristics" in its foreign aid, we argue, illustrate China's dual identity in the new century: both the largest developing country that minds its own economic development and an emerging global power that aspires to elevate its global status and enhance its soft power. Originality/value This article is, to the author's knowledge, one of the first comprehensive empirical analysis of China's foreign aid using the data from AidData program. It will enrich our understanding of the nature and consequences of China's foreign aid in the new century.
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Chinese foreign policy
Foreign aid
Official development assistance (ODA)
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