The Standing of China in International Development Aid Field And China’s Uniqueness

This study focuses on a prevalent topic named development aid system that almost all the actors in international system consider. The transformation from being development aid tool to being a part of development cooperation became more important after some turning points in the countries' history. For this reason, firstly the history and transformation of Chinese development aid are explained with the key changes in China's history. The Beijing Consensus, some declarations and agreements are considered while explaining historical transformation. In this context, the features and the uniqueness of Chinese aid are explained in details. As indicated in the title of this study, China shows uniqueness in development aid field. While China get advantages of these features, these features may also create challenges in international arena for China. In the last part of the study, the challenges and critics that China faces are analyzed in the process that lasts from the beginning of being a recipient country to be an active donor country. The reports and international policies announced by official authorities and articles are used to analyze this process. The untypical form of Chinese aid is seen at the end of the study. The China's implementations of the aid policies show the way China goes. To better understand and realize the study, the overall evaluation of the paper is situated in the last part of the study.