The China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA), branded as China Aid,[1] is the foreign aid and international development agency of the People's Republic of China. It is a deputy ministerial-level agency affiliated with the State Council.[2] Its headquarters are in Dongcheng District.[3]
| 国家国际发展合作署 | |
 Logo of the Agency | |
 Badge of the Agency | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | April 2018 |
| Preceding Agency |
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| Type | Foreign aid agency |
| Status | Active |
| Headquarters | Dongcheng District, Beijing |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent Agency | State Council |
| Website | www |
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| Simplified Chinese | 国家国际发展合作署 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 國家國際發展合作署 | ||||||
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| China Aid | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 中国援助 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 中國援助 | ||||||
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History
editOn 17 March 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress adopted a plan that stipulated the creation of CIDCA.[4] On 18 April 2018, the CIDCA held an unveiling ceremony at which director of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission Yang Jiechi and Minister of Foreign Affairs Wang Yi delivered a speech. After the unveiling ceremony, the CIDCA held its founding meeting.[5]
The agency was created to "achieve better coordination and greater impact" of China's aid programs, particularly in support of the Belt and Road Initiative. It was formerly the Department of Foreign Aid of the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM).[6][7]
Former vice foreign minister Luo Zhaohui was appointed CIDCA's governor in 2021.[8]: 74
In December 2021, the joint Measures for the Administration of Foreign Aid issued by CIDCA, MOFCOM, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs state that CIDCA is in charge of drafting aid polices, guidelines, annual plans, and budgets.[8]: 146–147 According to the Measures,MOFCOM is in charge of implementing foreign aid projects and selecting the firms to undertake them while the Ministry of Foreign Affairs makes recommendations based on diplomatic needs and its consulates and embassies supervise overseas projects.[8]: 146–147
As of at least 2024, CIDCA has placed greater emphasis on using foreign aid to advance foreign policy objectives as opposed to foreign trade objectives.[8]: 18
Organizational structure
editAccording to the "Regulations on the Functional Configuration, Internal Organizations and Staffing of the National International Development Cooperation Agency", the internal organization of the International Development Cooperation Agency is at the deputy department–bureau level, and the following organizations are set up:[9]
Departments
edit- General Department
- Policy and Planning Department
- Regional First Department
- Regional Second Department
- Supervision and Evaluation Department
- International Cooperation Department
- Institutional Party Committee (Human Resources Department)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "关于启用新版中国政府对外援助标识的公告 – 国家国际发展合作署 Announcement on the launch of the new version of the Chinese government's foreign aid logo – China International Development Cooperation Agency". China International Development Cooperation Agency. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2023.
- ^ "国家国际发展合作署2023 年部门预算" (PDF). China International Development Cooperation Agency. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
- ^ "Contact Us". China Aid. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
Office address: No. 82 Dong'anmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
- ^ 王勇 (13 March 2018). "关于国务院机构改革方案的说明——2018年3月13日在第十三届全国人民代表大会第一次会议上". 中国人大网. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ "杨洁篪出席国家国际发展合作署揭牌仪式". 澎湃新闻. 18 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
- ^ Zhang, Denghua; Ji, Hongbo (22 April 2020). "The new Chinese aid agency after its first two years". Devpolicy Blog. Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy ANU College of Asia & the Pacific, Australian National University. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ Thier, Alex, Nilima Gulrajani, Barnaby Willitts-King, Annalisa Prizzon, and Linda Calabrese, (2018) China's new development agency: five experts' views. London: Overseas Development Institute.
- ^ a b c d Chen, Muyang (2024). The Latecomer's Rise: Policy Banks and the Globalization of China's Development Finance. Ithaca and London: Cornell University Press. ISBN 9781501775857.
- ^ "内设机构". 国家国际发展合作署. Retrieved 20 November 2023.