TextbyRuYuan
Overtheyearssinceitopeneditsdoorwidertotheoutsideworld,Chinahasbecomemoreinvolvedininternationalcharitycampaignsthroughcommunication,cooperation,andvariousactivities.
HumanitarianAid
Inrecentyears,Chinahasactivelycontributedtointernationalhumanitarianaid.
OnJanuary12,2010,forexample,a7.3-RichterscaleearthquakerockedHaiti,aCaribbeanislandnation.DespitethefactthatithasnodiplomatictieswithChina,theRedCrossSocietyofChinadonatedUS$1millionforthesakeofhumanitarianism.
InFebruary2011,Libyasufferedfromseverehumanitariancrisiswithintensifiedsituationcausedbyarmedrebellion.InbothAugustandOctober,ChinaprovidedemergencyhumanitarianaidgoodstoLibya.
InFebruary2014,10,000boxesofhumanitarianassistanceweredeliveredfromChinatoKachin,aconflictareainnorthernMyanmar.
Inrecentyears,Chinahaslaunchedphilanthropicallyinternationalhumanitarianaidmanytimes.Theyear2004sawitsestablishmentofanemergencyhumanitarianaidresponsemechanism,drawingmorephilanthropicorganizations,enterprisesandindividualstobepartoftheeffortsthankstothegreatsupportandguidanceofthegovernment.Overthepastfiveyears,theChinesegovernmenthasparticipatedinmorethan200campaigns,becomingamajorforceininternationalaidinAsia,LatinAmerica,andAfricainparticular.
Chinahassparednoeffortsininternationalhumanitarianaid,governmentallyandnon-governmentally.Takedisasterrelief:In2001,itestablishedChineseInternationalSearchandRescueTeam(CISRT),specializinginurgentsearchandrescueforvictimsburiedunderfallenstructuresafterearthquakesandotherdisasters.
In2003,whenAlgeriawasstrickenbyanearthquakethatmeasured6.9ontheRichterscale,CISRTwassentforitsfirstmissionabroad.Bytheendof2014,CISRThadworkedinmanycountries,includingAlgeria,Iran,Indonesia,Pakistan,Haiti,NewZealand,andJapan,savingdozensoflivesandprovidingmedicalservicesforover40,000wounded.
BlueSkyRescue,foundedin2007,isanon-governmentalnon-profitprofessionalemergencyinstitution.Today,itisstaffedwithover30,000volunteers,manyofwhomperformedexcellentworkduringthetyphoonreliefinthePhilippinesin2013andthecatastrophicearthquakeinNepalin2014.
ForeignAid
ForeignaidaccountsforabigpartofChina鈥檚charityactivitiesoverseas.Inabroadsense,itcoversprojectsinset,ordinarymaterials,technicalcooperation,humanresourcedevelopmentandcooperation,medicalteamsandvolunteers,emergencyhumanitarianaid,andremissionofdebtsoftherecipientcountry.
Overthelastfewyears,however,morefocushasbeenplacedoninternationalaidina鈥渘arrow鈥漵ense,suchasresourceintegration,non-urgentdevelopmentprojectsintherecipientarea,andcommunitydevelopmentprogramsinurbanandruralareasintherecipientcountry.
Onthisbasis,Africa,Asia-Pacific,andCentralAsiahavebecomemajortargetsofChina鈥檚foreignaidandcooperation.Sofar,Chinahasmadeandisgoingtomakecollaborationwithmanycountries,includingEthiopia,Uganda,Kenya,Myanmar,DPRK,Cambodia,Kirghizstan,Tajikistan,andKazakhstan,withcapitalandtechnicalsupportaswellaspeople-to-peoplecommunication,aimingtosupportlocalcommunitiesincarryingoutrelatedactivities,enhancethecommunities鈥檙esilienceandraiselocalpeople鈥檚livingstandard.
Throughoutitsinternationalaid,Chinahashighlightedtheconstructionofinfrastructureindevelopingcountries.During2010and2012,ithelpedforeigncountrieswith156economicalinfrastructureprojects,70ofwhicharetransportation,20energyresources,and60informatization.
Overthepastfewyears,Chinahasincreaseditsinvestmentinenvironmentalprotectionaswellastheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentintherecipientcountries.