(CAI MENG / CHINA DAILY)

BEIJING – The China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) has refuted some US officials’ recent misleading statements to slander China's foreign aid policy.

Luo Zhaohui, head of the agency, made the remarks at the Anti-Corruption Forum on Global Development Cooperation, jointly organized by the CIDCA and the Ministry of Commerce, on Thursday.

China has always attached great importance to foreign aid over the past 73 years and yielded rich fruits, whereas the United States often writes "empty checks" of assistance to seek personal gains and to openly interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, said Luo.

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He pointed out that the United States has a poor foreign aid record, making it difficult to win the trust of the world.

China's foreign aid policy has no political strings attached and helps recipient countries build their self-development capacity

Luo Zhaohui, Chairman, China International Development Cooperation Agency 

The US never shies away from using aid as a tool to advance its own interests and to openly meddle in the internal affairs of other countries, he said.

Washington has put forward at least 60 foreign aid initiatives in recent years, Luo said, adding that the initiatives are difficult to implement and are "empty promises" or merely a game of numbers though they appear to offer substantial funding.

In contrast, China's foreign aid policy has no political strings attached and helps recipient countries build their self-development capacity, stressed Luo.

He said China's policy has made a significant contribution to promoting the common development of the world, particularly toward the improvement of the economic, social and living conditions of people in developing countries.

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China has actively responded to the G20 Debt Service Suspension Initiative (DSSI), with debt service payment suspensions of more than $1.3 billion, accounting for nearly 30 percent of the G20's total debt service suspension, making it the largest contributor to DSSI, he added.

"We believe that in the face of setbacks in the global economic recovery, uncertainties brought about by the epidemic and the worsening food crisis, all countries should work together to overcome difficulties," Luo added.