China's first batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Myanmar is loaded onto an airplane in Beijing in March 2025. In response to a request from the Myanmar government, China gave emergency humanitarian aid to support earthquake relief efforts. Chen Yehua/... See more
Foreign aid has long been a way for the United States and China to gain soft power and influence — providing public services in low-income countries that help them tackle poverty and disease, and engaging with people to build cooperation over the long run... See more
Foreign aid has long been a way for the United States and China to gain soft power and influence—providing public services in low-income countries that help them tackle poverty and disease, and engaging with people to build cooperation over the long run. ... See more
LEILA FADEL, HOST: The Trump administration has cut billions of dollars in foreign aid. NPR's Fatma Tanis reports on how China is trying to fill that vacuum. FATMA TANIS, BYLINE: The United States and China see foreign aid as a way to gain soft power infl... See more
Foreign aid spending is back in the U.S. government's budget, after a year in which the Trump administration cut billions of dollars to global health and humanitarian assistance. On Tuesday evening, President Trump signed the spending bill that would fund... See more
