The report highlights the confusion surrounding Germany's official development assistance (ODA) to China, which was terminated in 2009 but continues to be the third-largest recipient. The assistance consists of promotional loans and technical cooperation, rather than traditional aid for poverty reduction. The report also notes that the German government is increasingly involved in governing ODA, not just the development ministry. The German-Chinese partnership is mutually beneficial, with recent relations shifting from development to international cooperation on equal footing. The report suggests that withdrawing from German-Chinese "development" cooperation prematurely would terminate a mutually beneficial partnership in the realm of international cooperation. Therefore, the German government should increase transparency regarding the nature of the development assistance to China, highlighting the "win-win situation" of the German-Chinese cooperation.
