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From infrastructure projects to humanitarian assistance, China has been committed to providing foreign aid as well as forging ahead with international development cooperation. According to a white paper on China's foreign aid released by China's Information Office of the State Council in 2014, China appropriated in total 89.34 billion yuan (14.41 billion U.S. dollars) for foreign assistance in three types: grants (aid gratis), interest-free loans and concessional loans from 2010 to 2012.