Update on the UK’s aid engagement with China

This update states that aid to China from the UK fell to approximately £48 million in 2021-22 – down from £82 million in 2019 – and it is expected to continue to decline rapidly in future.

However, it notes that there is still limited information publicly available on UK aid to China, despite ICAI’s previous recommendation that the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) should set out clear and ambitious standards for transparency for all UK aid spend. It also notes that the UK government does not have a plan to guide how it will end aid to China when, in the near future, the country becomes ineligible to receive ODA.