How much cash does China actually spend on aid? We looked at the research to find out.
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It is an interesting question how much of the world’s aid is, in one way or another, dictated by China. The Asian nation’s Belt and Road Initiative has poured serious cash into countries around the world, partly as a means to court favor and swing the political balance away from the West, and it’s got everyone spooked.
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David Ainsworth@daveainsworth4
David Ainsworth is business editor at Devex, where he writes about finance and funding issues for development institutions. He was previously a senior writer and editor for magazines specializing in nonprofits in the U.K. and worked as a policy and communications specialist in the nonprofit sector for a number of years. His team specializes in understanding reports and data and what it teaches us about how development functions.
