USAID spent $32.5 billion in fiscal year 2024. Exact figures for China's foreign aid spending aren't fully public, but estimates from Japanese academics put the country's 2022 spend as high as $7. ...

5 hours ago · China is unlikely to directly replace lost USAID funding, Tsang said. These programs mostly involve aid assistance whereas China’s development assistance is overwhelmingly loans.

1 day ago · USAID had an annual budget of more than $40 billion and managed aid programs around the world, including a China-related program that has become a target of criticism by the White House.

3 days ago · Concerns are growing in Washington that abruptly halting assistance from the U.S. Agency for International Development “opens up a window for China and Russia,” one analyst said.

2 days ago · Dr. Philip Brenner, Emeritus Professor of International Relations and History, American University, Washington, D.C. told Newsweek that shutting down USAID would "provide an opening for China to ...

1 day ago · But, despite this, USAid provided 42% of all humanitarian aid globally in 2024. This included about US$72 billion in aid in a wide range of areas, from helping people access clean water, sanitation, healthcare and energy to providing disaster relief, shelter and food.. USAID also delivered programs aimed at supporting democracy, civil society, economic development and landmine clearance in war ...

4 days ago · “USAID is the main repository of technical expertise on food security, health, humanitarian logistics and a range of other issues in most of the world’s countries. The U.S. government and U.S. businesses, charities and citizens will be seriously handicapped in our interactions with the rest of the world without USAID data, expertise, and ...

4 days ago · Charities, diplomats and foreign officials around the world are frantically trying to figure out what will happen to the US agency that doles out over $40 billion in aid for everything from life ...

2 days ago · “The U.S. reduction in foreign aid and focus on economic development is essentially mimicking China’s successful model: prioritizing economic growth while neglecting human rights ...

Since 2003, at the direction of Congress, USAID has assisted Tibetan communities in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). To help address the unique challenges ethnic Tibetans face in the PRC, USAID programming supports livelihood development, cultural preservation, health initiatives, and environmental conservation for these Tibetan communities.