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Development Challenge Other Donors FY2001 Program / Activity & Budget Information Summary Tables Program Summary Work Force Data Program/Sector Summary USAID Search: China Last updated: 27     Introduction China plays a key role in East Asia regional security and, through its permanent membership in the United Nations Security Council and arms sales, in the security of other regions as well. Cooperation between the United States and China is vital to regional security, prosperity and peace. The stakes in our relations with China, the world's most populous nation, cover the broad range of U.S. national interests, including fundamental U.S. national security concerns. The Development Challenges The United States maintains principled and purposeful engagement with the People's Republic of China (PRC). Since the United States - China dialogue began, there have been important gains in a number of critical areas, although differences remain. The Chinese government does not share core American values on human rights, religious freedom and democracy. The United States and China continue to view Taiwan and Tibet from widely different perspectives. We believe that the way to narrow these differences, and to take advantage of the many areas where U.S. and Chinese interests coincide, is through regular contacts and dialogue. The United States is pursuing human rights and other goals in a strategic context as one element in a broad bilateral dialogue. There is no U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) presence in the PRC. Other Donors Congressional earmarks for China will involve grants by the U. S. Department of State to non-governmental organizations (NGOs), which may include the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the International Republican Institute (IRI), among others. In August 1999, the United States provided $500,000 of USAID emergency funds to aid in relief efforts following major flooding along the Yangtze River. Funding was provided in response to an appeal by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Country Background Information Resources   CIA Factbook Library of Congress National Geographic Country Maps State Dept. Country Information

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