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Haining Gao
Production Executive, SCMP Plus
Haining joined the Post in early 2024 as a production executive on the SCMP Plus team. His interests lie in AI development and US-China relations. Before joining SCMP, he was a research assistant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He holds a degree in international relations from New York University.
Haining joined the Post in early 2024 as a production executive on the SCMP Plus team. His interests lie in AI development and US-China relations. Before joining SCMP, he was a research assistant at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He holds a degree in international relations from New York University.
Areas of Expertise:
US-China relations, artificial Intelligence, diplomacyLanguages Spoken:
English, German, Mandarin
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The Trump administration’s suspension of the USAID foreign assistance programme made room for China to fill the gap. We examine the trends in aid, loans and grants by the two countries since 2013, zeroing in on Africa, the biggest beneficiary of Chinese support.
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