Efforts bond dreams

Commentary: China's foreign aid, a paradigm of South-South cooperation and mutual help between developing countries, has promoted the realization of the UN Millennium Developing Goals, thus integrating the Chinese Dream into the world's dream.

Half a century ago, then-premier Zhou Enlai put forward the Eight Principles of Foreign Aid, the foundation of China's foreign aid policy.

China's 64-year history of providing foreign aid is one of mutual assistance based on equality, common development and deepening friendship between China and other developing countries.