China's Foreign Technical Assistance Under New Paradigm of Symbiotic International Development Cooperation:Taking Juncao Technology Assistance as Example
Traditional technical assistance is one of the important forms of international development assis-tance,and it is undergoing transformation and upgrading with the evolution of international development as-sistance toward international development cooperation.China's foreign technical assistance,especially agri-cultural one,has performed outstandingly in the new trend of China's leading global development,and is par-ticularly unique in terms of aid paradigms when compared with the West's assistance.North-South assis-tance led by developed countries maintains an old paradigm of parasitic international development assis-tance,which can easily lead to aid dependence or aid burden.Traditional technical assistance under the old paradigm is subject to the modes of supply drive,one-way infusion,institutional orientation and best prac-tice,and its effectiveness is controversial.In comparison,China's foreign aid in the framework of South-South Cooperation creates a new paradigm of symbiotic international development cooperation,which is ex-pected to combine development effectiveness and cooperation sustainability.China's foreign technical assis-tance under the new paradigm includes such four mechanisms as supply and demand docking,multi-direc-tional communication,development orientation and local practice,and it is committed to"teaching a man to fish."Juncao technology assistance is not only an embodiment of the new paradigm,but also a major brand of China's foreign aid for poverty alleviation,which is of significance for China's international development cooperation and global development agenda.
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