Conference presentation - A Signal of Policy Change? Exploring China's Foreign Aid and Triangular Aid Cooperation in Asia-Pacific - 5 APR 2017

China as an emerging donor has attracted growing international attention and triggered mixed reactions to its impact on the traditional aid regime. Interestingly, while emphasizing South-South cooperation, China is conducting a growing number of triangular aid projects with traditional donors and international organizations. Building upon the authors recent PhD program especially the fieldwork in Australia, Cambodia, China, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Timor-Leste on Chinas triangular aid cooperation, this presentation proposes to analyse China's motives for triangular cooperation. Implications are also drawn for future cooperation between traditional donors/international organizations, China and recipient countries.