---New China's Aid to Foreign Countries
has gone through a glorious course of 60 years. During
the last 60 years, generations of foreign aid staff bravely
and unselfishly made outstanding contributions to the
cultivation of friendship between the Chinese people and
the people of recipient countries, and the promotion of
solidarity and cooperation with other developing countries.
In order to carry forward the dedication of the older
generation of foreign aid staff and inspire new foreign
aid staff to carry on the past tradition and open a way
for future, and to promote the scientific development
of our foreign aid mission, the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM)
decided to commend 499 gold winners and 826 silver winners
of "Award for China Foreign Aid Dedication".
Director of HRC, Ms. Cheng Xialei is
the only one nominated from Ministry of Water Resources
to receive such an honor, which also signified a full
recognition and high evaluation on HRC's remarkable contribution
to Foreign Aid Training over the years.
Since its establishment in 1981, HRC
has successfully hosted 57 international training workshops
and training courses entrusted by the Chinese Ministry
of Commerce, Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of
Science & Technology, UNDP, UNIDO, FAO, ILO and etc.
Totally 1142 officials and professionals from the fields
of hydropower and other energies of over 100 countries
have participated in the training. The abundant teaching
contents cover SHP planning, hydrology, feasibility studies,
low-cost SHP civil works, SHP equipment selection, automatic
controlling equipment, operation and maintenance of SHP
plants, economic assessment, SHP development and environment,
investment and financing in SHP development, micro hydropower
and containerized units, turbine pumps and other topics.
The training programs were much welcomed and highly praised
by the developing countries because of the remarkable
effects. Over the years HRC has been affectionately referred
to as: "The Family of Small Hydropower in the World"
by international participants.
The contribution of HRC to foreign aid
training was not only highly praised as "the Model
of South-South Cooperation" by the Ministry of Commerce,
but also was widely recognized by the world communities.
In a speech delivered at Zhejiang University on Oct. 14,
2002, the former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi
Annan pointed out "Right here in Hangzhou, China,
you have made use of the Regional Center where you share
your valuable rich experience in the field of renewable
energy with those from numerous developing countries in
the world. China is playing a pioneering role in the regional
technical cooperation with other developing countries.
You developed a lot of cooperative projects not only in
foreign counties, but also you have generously implemented
training workshops for those from other developing countries."
Through the implementation of foreign
aid training courses, HRC, on one hand, extensively introduces
the technology and experience of SHP development in China,
cultivates SHP talents for developing countries, so as
to improve their capacities in SHP construction and stimulate
the booming of the clean energy SHP and other renewable
energies, and at the same time continually deepens the
friendship between China and the recipient countries.
On the other hand, HRC actively prompts international
economic cooperation based on the in-depth exchange of
SHP technology and experience, and further promotes the
export of Chinese hydropower equipment.
HRC's foreign aid staff will inherit
and carry on the fine traditions of China's aid to foreign
countries, forge ahead in a pioneering spirit, work hard
and earnestly, and make every effort to open up a new
prospect of our foreign aid work. (2010-08-30)
