六、援外国际合作

    中国的对外援助以提供双边援助为主，同时在力所能及的前提下支持和参与联合国等多边机构的发展援助工作，并本着开放的态度同多边组织和其他国家在发展援助领域积极开展交流，探讨务实合作。

    2005年以来，中国与多个国际多边组织和国家在发展援助领域开展交流，并派团参加联合国发展筹资问题会议、联合国千年发展目标高级别会议、联合国发展合作论坛、援助有效性高级别论坛、八国集团和发展中五国海利根达姆进程发展对话、世界贸易组织促贸援助全球审议等多个关于国际发展合作的会议和对话，加强与其他援助方的交流和沟通，积极推动南南合作。

VI. International Cooperation in Foreign Aid

China’s foreign aid is provided mainly through bilateral channels. At the same time, China also has done its best to support and participate in aid programs initiated by organizations like the United Nations, and has actively conducted exchanges and explored practical cooperation with multilateral organizations and other countries in the field of development assistance with an open-minded attitude.

Since 2005, China has carried out exchanges in development as-sistance with many international multilateral organizations and countries. It has sent delegations to participate in conferences and dialogues on international development and cooperation such as the UN High-Level Meeting on Financing for Development, UN High-Level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals, UN Development Cooperation Forum, High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, Heiligendamm Process Dialogue between G8 and the five most important emerging economies, and WTO Global Review on Aid for Trade, to strengthen its communication and exchanges with other aid providers and promote South-South cooperation.

    中国在开展双边援助的同时，与部分国际多边组织和国家在能力建设、培训和基础设施建设方面开展了充分发挥各自优势的三边合作和区域合作，并取得积极成果。1981年，中国与联合国开发计划署合作，在华实施发展中国家间技术合作(TCDC)项目，20多年共为其他发展中国家培训技术人员6000多名。自1996年起，中国与联合国粮农组织合作，向发展中国家派遣中国农业专家，截至2009年底，累计向非洲、加勒比和亚太地区22个国家派遣700多名农业专家和技术员。此外，中国还与世界银行、联合国贸发会议、联合国工发组织等多边机构和新加坡在培训领域开展了有效合作。在大湄公河次区域合作框架下，中国与泰国和亚洲开发银行共同出资援建了昆曼公路老挝境内路段，该项目已于2008年3月建成通车。目前，中国、泰国、老挝及亚洲开发银行正在合作建设昆曼公路跨湄公河大桥项目。

    当前，国际发展援助总规模逐渐扩大，南南合作发展迅速，并成为南北合作有益、有效的补充。中国愿在南南合作的框架下，在尊重受援国意愿的基础上，与有关方开展优势互补、富有成效的三边和区域合作，共同推动全球减贫进程。

In addition to developing bilateral aid, China gets involved in trilateral and regional cooperation with some multilateral organizations and countries in capacity building, training and infrastructure construction that give full play to the advantages of all participants. Positive results have been achieved. In 1981, China worked with the UNDP (United Nations Development Program) to implement the Technical Cooperation among Developing Countries (TCDC) program in China, it has trained more than 6,000 technicians for other developing countries in more than 20 years. Since 1996, China has cooperated with UNFAO (United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization) for sending Chinese agricultural experts to developing countries. By the end of 2009, China had sent more than 700 agricultural experts and technicians to Africa, the Caribbean and the Asia-Pacific area. In the field of training, China has conducted effective cooperation with multilateral organizations such as the World Bank, the UN Conference on Trade and 

Development, the UN Industrial Development Organization and Singapore. Within the framework of the Greater Mekong Sub-regional cooperation, China, together with Thailand and the Asian Development Bank, raised funds to build the Laos section of the Kunming-Bangkok Highway, which was opened to traffic in March 2008. At present, China, Thailand, Laos and the Asian Development Bank are working together to build a bridge over the Mekong River for the Kun-ming-Bangkok Highway. 

At present, the scope of international aid for development is being gradually expanded. South-South cooperation is developing rapidly, becoming an effective and beneficial supplement to South-North cooperation. Under the framework of South-South cooperation, China will work with all parties concerned to conduct complementary and fruitful trilateral and regional cooperation on the basis of respecting the needs of recipient countries and jointly promote the process of global poverty alleviation.