This information note maps out bilateral UK aid spending in and with China across 11 areas of spending, including by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and the Prosperity Fund.
It provides an overview of the history of UK and China development cooperation, maps UK aid expenditure ‘to’, ‘with’ and ‘on’ China, and includes case studies on the former Department for International Development’s (DFID) ‘Global Development Partnership’, infrastructure development in third countries and global health-related activities.
Related press coverage:
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UK aid to superpower China hit a record £70 million in 2019, Sky News
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Dominic Raab’s claim of 95% aid cut to China doesn’t add up, watchdog says, The Times
- Government ‘misled parliament’ over scale of aid cuts to China, The Telegraph
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Come clean about how much aid money is still being sent to China, ministers told, The Telegraph