ODA to China

Should Japan continue to provide ODA to China, or should it stop?

That's the topic that people attending the class are committed to debating.

You all have some good resources about this topic, although too many of them are going to be in Japanese to be good for an English class. However, this is an important topic which not only has implications for the relationship between China and Japan, but which also has implications for other instances of foreign aid.

At which point in its development should a country stop getting foreign aid?

Taiwan long ago developed to the point that it no longer needed aid from the United States, and has not been a recipient of foreign aid for decades. On the other hand, the US itself got foreign aid after Hurricane Katrina and broken levees wiped out the city of New Orleans. However, that may be a special case, and the recent earthquake in China may be irrelevant to the discussion here.

I'd like each of you to say whether you oppose or support Japanese ODA to China and how strongly you feel about it. After a little back and forth on the blog, comments and blogposts, you should have developed your ability to express your opinion about the issue a little more. After that we can begin to prepare for another debate in class.

If you drop the class

please make a comment on the blog to that effect or send me a private e-mail.

We need to know exactly who is in the class so we can divide up for the coming debate on ODA to China. If you have dropped out without telling the rest of us you are holding up the class for the other people in it.

Of course, if you have dropped without telling anyone you probably won't read this.

Oh, well. I thought I'd at least give it a shot. (@_@)

About a new topic of debate

Hi everyone.
This is Bolor.

It is my first time to write " the blog".
Yes, it is too late.

First of all, i was really sorry to miss the last class.
But i could see the NEW TOPIC of debate.
I like this idea about ODA.
And i heard that this topic also had been settled as the next one.

I think, i wiil be con for Japan`s ODA in China.
China is developing like "a storm" now. We could see it every day and night.
Japan could stop ODA now. They need not any "help" of others.
In the contrary, it is the time to change the sight of ODA. Japan have to
assist other developing countries. There are many developing countries which need more
support. For example: Mongolia. I understand, it is "a little" subjective opinion.
But why not?!
Let`s debate.

Here, i found some links. And i hope that these could help our debate.

About China and Japan`s relations:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/region/asia-paci/china/

And here is about ODA:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/

Overview of ODA in China:
http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/region/e_asia/china/index.html

There are also some articles on "JAPANTIMES ".
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/eo20041025kh.html

http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/nn20050106a5.html

I know, all of you have tons of work.
But we have to be lively .
Because we are all youths.

It is late. So, see you next in the class.
Have a good day!

ODA for Chinese

Hi! Ｉ found ODA for Chinese HP. Please look the web site.

http://www.mofa.go.jp/mofaj/gaiko/oda/data/gaiyou/odaproject/asia/china/index_01.html

Takahiro