International relationsChina slowly steps in to fill foreign aid vacuum left by Trump
Beijing helps unlock places like Myanmar but 'democratic alternative' needed: experts
A Rohingya refugee girl holds a jar emblazoned with a USAID logo at a refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, on March 16. © Reuters
KENJI KAWASE
October 16, 2025 17:22 JST
TOKYO -- Sweeping U.S. cuts to humanitarian and development assistance have left multilateral institutions and nongovernmental organizations reeling, but China is beginning to step into the void left by the Donald Trump administration, according to key leaders involved in global aid.