Infographic: China’s Foreign Aid during COVID-19 Pandemic (3)——Supporting Financially Difficult Countries

To fulfill the pressing need of overcoming the pandemic, China helped accelerate the construction of public health infrastructure in countries with financial difficulties.

Construction of the Africa CDC headquarters started in December 2020 ahead of schedule. The outpatient building for infectious diseases at the Grand National Hospital of Mauritania, the dormitory building of the Dominica-China Friendship Hospital, and other Chinese-aided projects were completed and delivered ahead of schedule to support local fight against COVID-19. China also assisted Pakistan and other countries in building temporary isolation hospitals to help contain the epidemic.

China implemented the Debt Service Suspension Initiative for the poorest countries, and exempted African countries qualifying under the framework of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation from repaying zero-interest rate loans due at the end of 2020.

(Source: Xinhua, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China)