China International Development Cooperation Agency
(China Aid)
国家国际发展合作署
Logo of the Agency

Badge of the Agency
Agency overview
FormedApril 2018 (2018-04)
Preceding Agency
TypeForeign aid agency
StatusActive
HeadquartersDongcheng District, Beijing
Agency executive
Parent AgencyState Council
Websitewww.cidca.gov.cn
China International Development Cooperation Agency
Headquarters
Simplified Chinese国家国际发展合作署
Traditional Chinese國家國際發展合作署
China Aid
Simplified Chinese中国援助
Traditional Chinese中國援助

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]

History

On March 17, 2018, the first session of the 13th National People's Congress adopted a plan that stipulated the creation of CIDCA.[4] On April 18, 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.[6][7]

Organizational structure

According 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:[8]

Departments

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Contact Us". China Aid. Retrieved 23 November 2023. Office address: No. 82 Dong'anmen Street, Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ "内设机构". 国家国际发展合作署. Retrieved 20 November 2023.


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