Open seminar: China’s aid and investment in developing countries
Open seminar with Professor Yu Zheng, Fudan University and Senior Researcher Yang Jiang, DIIS.
Yu Zheng's presentation
Since the beginning of the 21st Century, China has greatly expanded the scope of its outbound foreign direct investment and aid to developing countries. But rather than joining the established international aid regime under the framework of official development assistance (ODA), China has adopted a strategy that combines aid and investment, often through bilateral development partnership agreements with low-income countries. What accounts for China’s rising interest in promoting this strategy? Does it provide a viable alternative to the existing ODA model?
Yu Zheng's bio
Yu Zheng is a Professor at the School of International Relations and Public Affairs (SIRPA), Fudan University.
He received a PhD at the University of California, San Diego and has taught at the University of Connecticut.
His research interests include international development, foreign direct investment, and business-government relations.
He is the author of Governance and Foreign Investment in China, India, and Taiwan: Credibility, Flexibility, and International Business (University of Michigan Press, 2014).
His publications have also appeared in journals such as Comparative Politics, Public Opinion Quarterly, Studies in Comparative International Development, and others.
He also received a postdoctoral fellowship at the Princeton Harvard China and the World Program.
Format
15 min. opening by Jørgen Delman: "Vested interests and political dynamics in China" followed by Yu Zheng's presentation (30-45 min). Remaining time will be used for Q&A.
Refreshments will be served.
Registration
The roundtable is open to the public and free of charge. However, registration is required.
Questions?
Contact Martin Bech, phone 51 30 25 27)