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Asia Can Do African Development Aid Differently

US decision to cut development aid opens the door for Asia to step up

Mar 18, 2025
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By: Xiaochen Su
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US President Trump’s ongoing cuts to foreign assistance, headlined by a shutdown of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), open a golden opportunity for Asian nations to come into their own in providing humanitarian aid to some of the most aid-dependent parts of the world, particularly in Africa. It can p…

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