This paper concerns the rising donors of development aid. These states play an increasingly significant role in international development aid, with the PRC being undoubtedly one of the most important among them. The purpose of this paper is to analyse development aid, in particular its role in state policy and its consequences for international development cooperation. The paper describes the most important terminological aspects, roots, evolution and the current objectives of the Chinese aid program, its importance for foreign and economic policy and its influence on other participants in development cooperation.