What does foreign aid work mean?

This is a way for China to provide technical and material assistance to third world countries. Generally more common in construction engineering, road engineering, etc. An early typical example was the Tanzania-Zambia Railway. General foreign aid is provided by China Municipal Government with funds, technology, equipment and construction team, which will be handed over to the other party free of charge after completion.

China's early foreign aid was to gain international status. When China joined the United Nations in the early 1970s, foreign aid played a great role. Because African and Latin American countries supported China to join the United Nations when voting in the General Assembly. Today, foreign aid has become an important bridgehead for China enterprises to implement global strategic layout and occupy emerging markets such as Africa. So in the long run, foreign aid is beneficial to us.