CeMEAS Conversations: Andreas Fuchs

CeMEAS Conversations: Andreas Fuchs

China’s New Role in the International Aid System

We are excited to present Andreas Fuchs as part of our CeMEAS Conversations.

In this video, Andreas Fuchs discusses motives and effects of China’s foreign aid with a focus on African countries.

 

 

00:05 – Question 1: What is China’s new role within the international aid system? How can we measure Chinese aid? In his research Andreas Fuchs focuses on Chinese aid in African countries.
01:11 – Question 2: In which countries is China active? How have China’s aid motives changed over time?
02:20 – Question 3: In your research you focus on Chinese aid in African countries. Where is China active and why?
03:32 – Question 4: Can you give us concrete examples?
04:16 – Question 5: What are the effects of China’s development activities?
06:44 – Question 6: How can researchers better tackle the rapid changes in the field of international aid? What are major challenges?
07:34 What are major challenges for social science research in this context?
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Andreas Fuchs is director of the Centre for Modern East Asian Studies, Professor of Development Economics at the University of Goettingen and Researcher at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy. In his research he analyzes trade, investment and development policies with quantitative methods and a special focus on China and other emerging economies. He also investigates the political economy of natural disasters, humanitarian crises, and non-militarized conflicts.
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Research Fields:
• Development Economics (with a focus on Development Finance, Humanitarian Crises, and Migration) • International (Political) Economics (with a focus on Trade, Investment, and International Organizations)
• Regional focus: China and Emerging Asia