45.
China – Ministry of Commerce
Very Poor
OVERVIEW
Have they met the Busan commitment on aid transparency? No.
China published its first White Paper on its foreign aid policy in 2011 and a second White Paper in July 2014. According to this latest White Paper, China provided USD 14 bn of development cooperation in the 2010-2012 period. Of this, 36% was provided in the form of grants, 8% as interest-free loans and 56% as concessional loans. These white papers are amongst the limited sources of official information available on Chinese aid. China assumes presidency of the G20 in 2016.
ANALYSIS
Challenges and room for improvement
- Since 2013, China’s score of 2.2% has remained unchanged, placing it at or near the bottom of the Index for the third consecutive year.
- China scores on just one indicator – freedom of information legislation in the commitments category.
- No comprehensive listing of all its projects is publicly available.
- MOFCOM did not respond to requests for feedback on the survey.
RECOMMENDATIONS
- China should publish timely, comprehensive and forward-looking information on its foreign assistance in a comparable and open format. The establishment of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), for which the Chinese Ministry of Finance will sit as the permanent chair of the Chief Negotiators’ Meetings, represents an opportunity for China to provide a complete picture of its development activities.
- It should make its initiatives taken with partner countries to share China’s development cooperation data publicly available.
- China should work with IATI to develop specific guidance for south-south providers on publishing to the IATI Standard and to ensure that south-south flows can be accurately represented.
DONOR PROFILE
2016 Index Score:
Very Poor
2014 Index Score:
Very Poor
2013 Index Score:
Very Poor
First published to IATI:
N/A
INDICATOR SCORING
TOTAL
2.2%
SECTION A
COMMITMENT TO
AID TRANSPARENCY:
2.22/10
SECTION B
PUBLICATION
ORGANISATION LEVEL:
0.00/25
SECTION C
PUBLICATION
ACTIVITY LEVEL:
0.00/65
Commitment
1. FOIA
2. Implementation Schedules
3. Accessibility
Publication Status
Source
http://www.rti-rating.org/country-data
Comments
Global RTI rating score for China is 70. Score conversion from total score on Global RTI rating to Index points done using the following scale: 1 - 60: 33 61- 90: 66 91 - 150: 100.
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1. FOIA
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Source
No data available.
Comments
No Common Standard or IATI implementation schedule published.
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2. Implementation schedules
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Source
No data available.
Comments
No portal or project database found.
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3. Accessibility
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Planning
Financial
4. Organisation Strategy
5. Annual Report
6. Allocation Policy
7. Procurement Policy
8. Country Strategy
9. Total Budget
10. Disaggregated Budgets
11. Audit
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Document
Source
Comments
This document is invalid as it does not meet the date criteria for this survey. To score always a strategy must be published for 2015/2016.
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4. Organisation strategy
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
No publicly available annual reports on foreign aid allocation.
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5. Annual report
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
http://english.mofcom.gov.cn/column/mission2010.shtml
Comments
Score adjusted to reflect the independent reviewer''s feedback.
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6. Allocation policy
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
http://www.loc.gov/law/help/govt-procurement-law/china.php#Government Procurement Process
Comments
Score adjusted to reflect the independent reviewer''s feedback.
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7. Procurement policy
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
Not country strategy or comparable documents could be found.
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8. Country strategy
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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9. Total budget
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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10. Disaggregated budgets
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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11. Audit
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Basic
Classifications
Related Documents
Financial
Performance
12. Implementer
13. Unique ID
14. Title
15. Description
16. Planned Dates
17. Actual Dates
18. Current Status
19. Contact Details
20. Collaboration Type
21. Flow Type
22. Aid Type
23. Finance Type
24. Sector
25. Sub-national Location
26. Tied Aid Status
33. Budget
34. Commitments
35. Disbursements And Expenditure
36. Budget Identifier
37. Results
38. Impact Appraisals
39. Conditions
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/i/jyjl/k/200806/20080605589850.html
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as in MOFCOM press releases, one can sometimes find information on an implementer. These appear to be outdated and mentions are scarce. The format is taken into account in the scoring system.
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12. Implementer
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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13. Unique ID
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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14. Title
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as MOFCOM sometimes publishes press releases detailing specific Chinese aid projects. These however remain scarce and patchy.
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15. Description
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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16. Planned dates
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
Comments
Score adjusted as no recent example could be found.
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17. Actual dates
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
Comments
Score adjusted as current status could be found in previous years'' press releases but does not appear to be made available anymore.
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18. Current Status
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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19. Contact details
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
http://www.mofcom.gov.cn/aarticle/i/jyjl/k/200911/20091106633924.html
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as collaboration type appears to be mentioned sometimes in press releases, even though these are scarce as noted above.
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20. Collaboration Type
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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21. Flow Type
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as aid type appears to be mentioned sometimes in press releases, even though these are scarce as noticed above.
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22. Aid Type
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as finance type appears to be mentioned sometimes in press releases, even though these are scarce as noted above.
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23. Finance Type
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as sector appears to be mentioned sometimes in press releases, even though these are scarce as noted above.
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24. Sector
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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25. Sub-national location
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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26. Tied Aid Status
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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27. MoU
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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28. Evaluations
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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29. Objectives
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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30. Budget Docs
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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31. Contracts
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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32. Tenders
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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33. Budget
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Sometimes
Format: Website
Source
Comments
A score of sometimes has been awarded as commitments appear to be mentioned sometimes in press releases, even though these are scarce as noted above.
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34. Commitments
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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35. Disbursements and expenditure
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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36. Budget Identifier
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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37. Results
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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38. Impact Appraisals
Stage
Status
Format
Source
Comments
Publication Status
Not Published
Source
No data available.
Comments
This information could not be found.
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