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Global AIDS Fund freezes aid to China
Last reviewed: 30.06.2025
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The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has temporarily suspended funding for its programs in China. According to The New York Times, the Fund is unhappy with the distribution of funds allocated to China, as well as the reluctance of local authorities to cooperate with non-governmental organizations.
Since 2003, $539 million has been allocated to various Global Fund programs in China. The planned funding for the next reporting period is $295 million.
The Global Fund's relationship with the Chinese authorities became more complicated late last year, after the publication of an audit of grant spending in which the Chinese government was involved. According to the data, the Chinese side failed to account for the use of 35% of the funds allocated to support non-governmental organizations. A significant portion of this money was supposed to go to work with risk groups - drug users and people engaged in prostitution.
Moreover, according to statements by Chinese human rights activists, almost all organizations that received access to the Fund’s funds were in fact state-controlled structures.
During tense negotiations at the end of last week, Chinese representatives managed to prevent the curtailment of the Fund's programs in the country. In particular, according to the publication's sources, the Chinese authorities promised the international organization to fully reimburse the funds that had previously been misused.