45 pct of China's foreign aid from 2013 to 2018 goes to African countries: white paper

BEIJING, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) - About 45 percent of China's foreign aid from 2013 to 2018 went to African countries, according to a white paper published Friday.

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China's foreign aid from 2013 to 2018 totaled 270 billion yuan (about 42.28 billion U.S. dollars). Of this sum, 45 percent went to African countries in the form of grants, interest-free loans and concessional loans, said the white paper titled "China and Africa in the New Era: A Partnership of Equals."