1. East Asian Studies Senior Thesis
Presentation
EAS400
Dr. Jennifer Oldstone-Moore
Miki Okubo
Japanese ODA: International and
Domestic Contribution;
Issues and solutions

2. 1. Japanese ODA’s contribution to China
2. Benefits for Japanese government
3. Problems in Japanese ODA
4. Solutions
5. Conclusion

3. Q : What is ODA?
ODA Official Development Assistance
Money given by donor countries to recipient countries (mostly
developing countries)
Donor countries can gain security via ODA

4. Contribution of Japanese ODA in China
1. Specially arranged for China’s open policy since
1980s
2. Focus on infrastructure
= For an economic foundation
3. Increase in Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)
and foreign exchange

5. Benefits of ODA to China for the
Japanese government
1.Security
2.Business ties
3.Authority in international society
4.Friendship with China

6. 1. Security
Example: Importing resources
--Japan resource poor
--Japanese ODA to China develops refineries
and other industries for resource production
--Japan can import manufactured resources
directly from China

7. 2. Business Ties
Example: Between the private sector
and government officials
--Japanese ODA allows personal contacts
between individuals in both sectors
--Strong ties between private sector and
governments makes government more
powerful

8. 3. Authority in the international
community
Example: Professional development
in Japanese rules
--Because Japanese ODA is used, Chinese
industry and business develops according to
Japanese norms, benefitting Japanese private
and public sector

9. 4.Friendship with China
• The Japanese government stated ODA
contributed cultivate the friendship
with China
--Joint Communiqué of the Government of
Japan and the Government of the People’s
Republic of China in 1972 establishes
Japanese ODA as means to develop
friendship between China and Japan

10. Summary
Security
Business ties
Authority
Friendship

11. Problems
1. Transparency
2. Gap in standard of living
3. Rhetoric shift of ODA in China

12. 1.Transparency
Collusion among government officials
With improved contact between private and
public sectors came increased corruption

13. 2.Gap in standard of living
 Money distribution in China’s coastal
area and inland areas uneven
 Coastal areas grew richer
 Inland areas remained
underdeveloped
 Overall impact: instability

14. 3. Rhetoric shift of ODA in China
In 1972, the Joint Communiqué of the Government of Japan and
the Government of the People’s Republic of China was signed
in Beijing, China, defining Japanese ODA to China as based
on friendship
In 2000, Tang Jixuan stated “The action of the Japanese government gives
ODA to China is considered as the alternate diplomatic action of war reparation”
Overall impact: domestic challenges for Japan over ODA to China

15. Solution and Conclusion
ODA is money to fund projects in developing
countries
Donor countries should understand domestic
benefit comes indirectly.
 Both donors and recipients should
recognize the fundamental use of
ODA