| ABSTRACT | 第3页 |
| LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS | 第4-8页 |
| 1. INTRODUCTION | 第8-24页 |
| 1.1. "Going Global:"China to the world stage | 第10-13页 |
| 1.2. Literature review,research contributions and structure | 第13-20页 |
| 1.3. Theoretical foundation: infrastructure driving development | 第20-24页 |
| 2. UNDERSTANING CHINESE "AID":DEFINITIONS | 第24-42页 |
| 2.1. OECD definition and characteristics | 第24-27页 |
| 2.2. China's definition and characteristics | 第27-42页 |
| 2.2.1. China's foreign assistance,an evolution | 第27-36页 |
| 2.2.2. Why infrastructure,why transport? | 第36-42页 |
| 3. INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD | 第42-75页 |
| 3.1. Asia motivates: China's "Asia first" and South-South cooperation | 第42-48页 |
| 3.2 A four-pronged geographic policy | 第48-75页 |
| 3.2.1. Southeast Asia | 第49-59页 |
| 3.2.2. Central Asia | 第59-66页 |
| 3.2.3. South Asia | 第66-70页 |
| 3.2.4. Northeast Asia | 第70-73页 |
| 3.2.5. In review | 第73-75页 |
| 4. EVALUATION: CAVEATS AND PERCEPTIONS | 第75-85页 |
| 4.1. Limitations | 第75-78页 |
| 4.2. Recipient perception | 第78-85页 |
| 5. BALANCING ACT: THIRD PARTY OBSTACLES | 第85-90页 |
| 6. CONCLUSION: WHAT FUTURE FOR CHINESE FOREIGN ASSISTANCE? | 第90-94页 |
| APPENDIX 1 | 第94-95页 |
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | 第95-104页 |