Development Aid as a Foreign Policy Tool

Ohm, Julia Katharina (2023) Development Aid as a Foreign Policy Tool. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).

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Abstract

This paper examines China's approach to foreign aid as a tool for diplomacy and its implications for global power dynamics. Through a literature review and analysis of three studies on the relationship between foreign aid, given by China, and voting alignment at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), the results show that there is no statistical significance in Chinese foreign aid influencing UNGA voting alignment. The discussion explores issues such as worries about the decline of US hegemony, the divergent perspectives of China and the West, the relationship between political alignment and natural resources, ramifications for culture and norms, and the difficulties brought on by the lack of transparency in Chinese aid. The results underline the need for further research to manage the changing dynamics of international diplomacy and promote open and informed decision-making.

Item Type:	Thesis (Bachelor)
Name supervisor:	Berg, C.F. van den and Belloir, A.C.
Date Deposited:	12 Sep 2023 09:44
Last Modified:	12 Sep 2023 09:44
URI:	https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/265

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