1. Chinese Trilateral Aid Cooperation: A Promising New Trend? Denghua Zhang PhD candidate SSGM, ANU 1

2. China as a leading emerging donor: a contentious issue China’s cumulative aid (official figure) : $41.5 billion by 2009, over 161 countries Deborah Brautigam: Chinese aid $10.5 billion in 2011, second only to the US Chinese aid to Africa: $30 billion soft loan 2012-2015 Chinese aid to the Pacific: $1.54 billion. $1 billion soft loan over the next four years 2

3. Chinese aid: average growth 29.4% from 2004 to 2009 Traditional donors (DAC): average 2.3% growth from 2005 to 2012 Concerns from traditional donors and analysts 3

4. Good news: growing Chinese trilateral aid cooperation Substantial differences between Chinese aid and that of traditional donors China conducting an increasing number of trilateral aid projects with traditional donors 4

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6. Growing engagement and mutual learning: a possible answer China-Australia cooperation China-US cooperation China-UNDP cooperation China-DAC study group 6

7. China and Australia signed MOU on development cooperation (April 2013) 7 Photo: DFAT

8. China-UNDP trilateral project in Cambodia on cassava cultivation 8 Photo: UNDP

9. Thank You! 9