1、STUDYChina has become an increas-ingly visible player in UN devel-opment work.In light of the financial and political resources at its disposal,however,Chinas engagement has largely re-mained moderate and selective.China is taking an increasingly assertive and long-term ap-proach towards changing so

2、me of the traditional contours of UN development work,with the Global Development Initiative as the most recent example.Contrary to Western Member States,China can capitalise on the combination of its roles as a superpower and a UN pro-gramme country to expand ties with the UN,notably through South-

3、South cooperation.CHINAS EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PILLARGLOBAL AND REGIONAL ORDERMax-Otto Baumann,Sebastian Haugand Silke WeinlichNovember 2022The Selective Long-term Approach of a Programme Country SuperpowerCHINAS EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOP

4、MENT PILLARGLOBAL AND REGIONAL ORDERThe Selective Long-term Approach of a Programme Country Superpower Content 1 INTRODUCTION .22 DRAWING THE CONTOURS:MONEY AND PEOPLE .5 2.1 Chinas funding .5 2.2 Chinese staff .12 3 COLOURING THE PICTURE:KEY DIMENSIONS OF CHINAS ENGAGEMENT .18 3.1 China-led initiat

5、ives .18 3.2“Chinese language”.22 3.3 Chinas approach to leadership .25 3.4 Chinas diplomacy and alliances .294 CONNECTING THE DOTS:PATTERNS IN CHINAS ENGAGEMENT.335 COMING TO TERMS WITH CHINAS ENGAGEMENT:FINDINGS AND IMPLICATIONS .36 References .40 List of Tables and Figures .44 List of Abbreviatio

6、ns .452FRIEDRICH-EBERT-STIFTUNG CHINAS EXPANDING ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PILLARDespite this remarkable Chinese outreach,there has been relatively little scholarly engagement with Chinas evolving role in UN development work.The literature has mostly fo-cused on other aspects of