First, the demonstration effect of landmark and productive projects has steadily increased. Following the 1960s and 1970s to aid the construction of the Tanzanian Railway, Sri Lanka to commemorate the Bandaranaike International Conference Building, China in the 1980s to aid the construction of the Friendship Harbor in Mauritania, the Bangladesh Bridge, Syria, Hama Cotton Spinning Mills, the 90s to aid the construction of the National Assembly Building in Gabon, and other projects have become a monument of Sino-foreign friendship. In recent years, the newly built landmark projects include the Ethiopian Ring Road, Tanzania Stadium and Myanmar Agricultural Machinery Factory. The above projects have helped the recipient countries to improve the production and living environment, prosper the urban and rural economy, and promote employment and income.
Second, the proportion of "livelihood" projects has increased. China's foreign aid focuses on "people-centeredness" and strives to expand the beneficiary areas of aid and help people in recipient countries to eliminate poverty. In recent years, China has strengthened its assistance for "livelihood" projects, and under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), the China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Cooperation Forum (CCTCF), and the China-Pacific Islands Economic Development Cooperation Forum (CPEDCF), China has helped to build a number of agricultural demonstration centers in Africa and other regions, Under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Forum on China-Pacific Island Countries Economic Cooperation, China has helped build a number of agricultural demonstration centers, hospitals, malaria prevention and treatment centers and rural schools in Africa and other regions, and continues to dispatch medical teams and provide anti-malaria medicines, which are warmly welcomed by the local people.
Third, human resource training has flourished. "In 1983, our government, in cooperation with the United Nations, began to organize various practical training courses in developing countries. According to the actual needs of the recipient countries, foreign cooperation in human resources development has flourished, and in 2008, more than 10,000 people participated in training in China. The mode of training has become more and more diversified, expanding from practical technical training to various forms of academic education, officials' training, "going out" training and personnel exchanges, etc. The contents of the training cover more than 20 fields, such as agriculture, economy and trade, education, health, and so on.
Fourth, the rapid development of preferential loans. In the mid-1990s, China began to implement preferential loans for foreign aid, expanding the source of foreign aid funds and promoting mutually beneficial cooperation with foreign countries through the provision of principal by banks and interest subsidies by the government. After more than a decade of development, preferential loans have become one of the main forms of China's foreign aid. By the end of 2008, China has provided loans to 74 countries, supporting 252 projects of various types, covering agriculture, aviation, customs, telecommunications, production and processing and other fields.
Fifth, the scope of debt relief has expanded. Heavy debt is a serious constraint for developing countries to realize development. since 2000, our government has announced our commitment to foreign debt relief four times at the first Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, the United Nations High-level Conference on Financing for Development, the Beijing Summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation, and the United Nations High-level Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals. In addition to the new commitments made by our government in September 2008, the first three debt-relief programs have basically been completed, and China's "honoring its commitments" has been well received by the international community.
Sixth, the implementation of emergency humanitarian assistance has been effective. Since 2004, China has established a mechanism for emergency humanitarian assistance, and has so far provided emergency assistance for more than 60 times. Several major emergency assistance efforts have been well executed, and the international community has responded strongly. For example, in the 2003 Algerian earthquake disaster, China was the first country to deliver relief supplies to the local area; in 2004, we provided emergency relief assistance to countries affected by the Indian Ocean tsunami, which was the largest emergency relief effort in the history of China's foreign aid efforts; and in 2008, we provided emergency relief for the tropical storm disaster in Myanmar, which fully reflected our policy of "good-neighborliness" and "good-neighborliness". The "Good Neighbor" policy has been fully manifested.
VII. Volunteer service is on the rise. The volunteer service is an important supplement to China's foreign aid. in November 2004, China's young volunteers' overseas volunteer service was formally included in the scope of foreign aid work. By the end of 2008, 204 young volunteers had been dispatched to Laos, Myanmar, Ethiopia and other countries to provide volunteer services in Chinese language teaching, Chinese medicine treatment, agricultural science and technology, sports teaching, computer training, international rescue and other areas, which have been well received by the recipient countries.
Eight, foreign aid international exchanges and cooperation is carried out steadily. With the expansion of China's foreign aid influence, more and more countries and international organizations put forward the desire to carry out foreign aid exchanges and cooperation with me. With an open attitude, our government has seriously communicated and exchanged views with visiting delegations from various countries, actively explored cooperation, and sent delegations to participate in international conferences such as the UN ECOSOC Development Cooperation Forum, the High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness, and the WTO Conference on Trade Promotion and Aid. Through external communication and exchanges, good results have been achieved in increasing trust, clearing doubts and expanding **** knowledge.