China's challenge to US; Competition over the status and pattern of foreign aid

The experience of the past few decades shows that in parallel with the
accumulation of economic and political power of countries, foreign aid has been
considered by various countries as one of the means of pursuing national
interests in the international arena. A new development in the field of foreign
aid, especially in the first years of the new millennium, is the strong presence of
China in this field, which has attracted much international and academic
attention. However, this issue has not yet been studied and considered in the
political and academic circles of our country.
The question that the article seeks to answer with a descriptive-explanatory
method is how China's strong presence in the field of foreign aid in the first
years of the new millennium has affected the position and model of the United
States in providing foreign aid? The hypothetical answer to this question is that
the rapid expansion of Chinese foreign aid in the early years of the new
millennium, along with China's different approach and performance in providing
such aid, challenges the position and desired model of the United States in
providing foreign assistance. The article shows that the rapid and intense
emergence of China in the field of foreign aid, has practically led to the
emergence of new ideas in the relationship between foreign aid and foreign
policy and the promotion of a favorable pattern of development in international
political economy so that we can speak of the rivalry between the Chinese and
the US model in terms of foreign aid. It seems that competition in foreign aid
should be added to a growing list of rivalry between China and the United States
in various fields; A competition that will have severe consequences for the
international aid regime and the recipient countries.