China Now World's Third Largest Food Donor

July 24, 2006

China food aidThis just in: China has become the world's third largest food donor, according to new data from the World Food Program. Who got the food? No data available. CGD senior fellow Peter Timmer guesses that Beijing is passing out food like it does other foreign assistance-strategically, to win friends and access natural resources. What impact will China's rise as a key player in the aid game have on aid coordination?