China's Participation in International Multilateral Assistance

Abstract

There have been a number of achievements in China's foreign aid over its 70-year history. Some scholars argue that, unlike OECD countries whose multilateral assistance accounts for a large part of their total volume of aid, China offers mainly bilateral aid. However, since resuming its legal seat in the UN, China has become steadily more involved in multilateral assistance, joining most of the major international organizations and working closely with them. In the new millennium, China has formulated many initiatives and offered creative approaches while promoting its multilateral assistance. While China is playing an effective role in the field of international assistance, in facing the new international aid landscape, China needs to improve its approach to multilateral assistance. To achieve this goal, China should increase its multilateral assistance contributions, play a greater role in agenda setting, enhance cooperation with other countries, and promote studies and academic exchanges with regard to multilateral assistance.