China Development Research Foundation (CDRF) Holds Webinar on International Development Assistance and Cooperation (Phase II)

On May 30 and 31, 2023, the CDRF organized a webinar titled "Achievements in Action: International Development Assistance and Cooperation (Phase II)".

Yu Jiantuo, Deputy Secretary General of CDRF, attended and hosted the meeting. Chinese experts, including Zha Daojiong, Professor, School of International Studies, Peking University (PKU); Chen Dingding, Founder & President, Intellisia Institute; Lucy Chen, Global Health Expert, National School of Development, PKU; Xu Xiuli, Dean, College of International Development and Global Agriculture, China Agricultural University;, Zhou Taidong, Director, Global Development Division, China Center for International Knowledge on Development; and Ye Yu, Assistant Director, Institute for World Economy Studies, Shanghai Institutes for International Studies conduct research and provide an introduction to six major topics:.Constructing a New Narrative Framework for International Development Cooperation, China's Infrastructure Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China's Foreign Medical Assistance Efforts, Models and Characteristics of China's International Agricultural Technology Cooperation, China's Governance System for International Development Cooperation, Convergence of International Cooperation Systems under the Paradigm of Development Finance.

International experts, including Sarah Cook, Former Director, United Nations Research Institute for Social Development; Peter Taylor, Director of Research, Institute of Development Studies (IDS); Gu Jing, Director, Centre for Rising Powers and Global Development, IDS; Zhou Kai, Global Partnership Adviser, Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS; Keith Nurse, President, College of Science Technology and Applied Arts Trinidad and Tobago; Evan Due, CDRF Program Advisor; and Anthea Mulakala, Senior Director for International Development Cooperation, Asia Foundation, provided in-depth comments on related topics.

Starting from 2020, the CDRF initiated the project International Development Assistance and Cooperation (IDAC). The research aims to align with the concept of global governance that emphasizes extensive consultation, joint contribution, and shared benefits, ultimately fostering a closer community of shared future for humanity. CDRF invited 11 distinguished international experts to join the first phase, and the research findings, titled "IDAC in Times of Change," are scheduled for publication later this year.

Yu Jiantuo said that in the second phase, experts from both China and abroad are invited to engage in communications regarding China's IDAC. The inclusive approach aims to encourage diverse perspectives, fostering a dynamic research environment where ideas exchange and counterpoints are explored. Only by forming a more solid foundation for cooperation can we build a more integrated IDAC system, promote the implementation of Global Development Initiative (GDI), and construct a community of a shared future. Yu anticipates that the project and research platform will foster more effective international exchanges in the field of international development studies, thereby facilitating deeper mutual understanding and learning in the future.