
Former USAID official warns China is already looking to fill void left by paused programs
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China is reportedly trying to fill the voids left in several countries by the Trump administration's freeze of USAID funding.
"We’ve just seen news reporting coming out of Nepal, Cambodia, Papua New Guinea, documenting directly that where USAID programs have ended that the People’s Republic of China has told these governments that it will step in and become the partner for these governments to continue that work," a former USAID official told Fox News Digital. Rachel Wolf is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital and FOX Business.
China has already stepped up its funding to Cambodia's largest demining organization, the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), in the absence of U.S. funds, according to Reuters. As it seeks increased influence, Beijing pledged $4.4 million to CMAC, more than double the $2 million it received from the U.S. last year, the outlet added.