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Can’t buy me love? China’s aid and the question of influence: part 2 – Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

The previous blog looked at some studies of the relationship between China’s aid and its influence that posit a mediating role for domestic political institutions. Early empirical research suggests that this kind of analytic lens is relevant to the Pacific. This is a region that comprises countries with largely open — albeit in some cases […]

Can’t buy me love? China’s aid and the question of influence: Part 1 – Devpolicy Blog from the Development Policy Centre

The primary impetus for much of the contemporary focus on the relationship between Australia’s aid and its wider geopolitical goals has been the perceived increase in the use of various forms of development finance by China as a key part of Beijing’s own influence efforts, particularly those directed toward Australia’s Pacific Island Country neighbours. Indeed, […]