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Volume I examines the definitions, origins, nature, and scope of foreign aid and investment by other countries. Using that background, John F. Copper then traces China's financial assistance to developing countries from the Mao period - when China gave meaningful foreign aid despite its own economic struggles - through the beginning of China's post-1978 economic boom and during subsequent decades of rapid economic growth. Copper shows that China has a more salient history in giving foreign assistance than any other country in the world; while China's objectives in giving foreign assistance have changed markedly over time, China has always been driven by efforts to realize its foreign policy objectives and expand China's external influence.
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“This three-volume work by John Copper provides a comprehensive and detailed examination of China’s foreign aid and investment diplomacy from the tribute trade to the present. … the volumes provide an invaluable source for scholars and students interested in the subject matter. The coverage is comprehensive and by providing a longer historical view they offer the reader a more nuanced understanding of contemporary ‘China’s rise’ and ‘new colonialism’ literature … . Each chapter is detailed, well researched, and well referenced.” (Paul Bowles, Pacific Affairs, Vol. 90 (2), June, 2017)
“The three volumes in this set of books provide an impressively comprehensive treatment of China’s foreign assistance strategy and programs since the PRC was founded in 1949 and make a strong argument that it now constitutes a growing threat to the United States. … These three volumes constitute a major work of scholarship which should be the standard treatment of the subject for years.” (Cal Clark, American Journal Of Chinese Studies, Vol. 17 (1), April, 2016)
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Book Title: China’s Foreign Aid and Investment Diplomacy, Volume I
Book Subtitle: Nature, Scope, and Origins
Authors: John F. Copper
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137532732
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-55181-8Published: 07 December 2015
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-53273-2Published: 29 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 283
Topics: International Relations, Asian Politics, Political History, Political Science, International Political Economy, Diplomacy