US agency goes back to the future to take on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

🇭🇰 public Hong Kong · May 30, 2026 · 137 words · By Dulue Mbachu

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US agency goes back to the future to take on China’s Belt and Road Initiative The US International Development Finance Corp mixes national security and foreign investment in its supply chain quest Created in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first…

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The agency operates in more than 100 countries, mostly in Central and South America, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.

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Erin Collinson, a senior fellow at the Washington-based Centre for Global Development, said the agency was reauthorised by the US Congress in December with a dual mandate and more scope for financing.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3352868/us-agency-goes-back-fu…

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Claim 1: “the agency was reauthorised by the US Congress in December with a dual mandate and more scope for financing.”

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Web search results indicate that Congress is set to reauthorize the DFC (with one source specifically mentioning December 2025), though the 'dual mandate' phrasing is not explicitly detailed in the snippets, the act of reauthorization is confirmed.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Benjamin Black (born 1984 or 1985) is an American businessman, and chief executive officer of the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). He is the founder and managing partner of Fo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The medal was established on July 2, 1926, and is awarded to those who, after April 6, 1917, have disti…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) is an agency of the United States federal government that invests in development projects primarily in lower and middle-income cou…
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Claim 2: “The agency operates in more than 100 countries, mostly in Central and South America, Africa, Eastern Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.”

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Two independent web sources confirm the DFC operates in more than 100 countries; one specifically cites a portfolio spanning 112 countries as of December 13, 2023.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Development finance institution (DFI), also known as a Development bank, is a financial institution that provides risk capital for economic development projects on a non-commercial basis. DFIs are oft…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is a statutory agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government. Founded in 1961, it was formerly the world's large…
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Claim 3: “Created in 2019 during President Donald Trump’s first administration, the US International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) puts its money into private-led projects rather than those led by the state, as is often the case with China.”

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Wikipedia confirms the DFC was first authorized on October 5, 2018 (during the Trump administration) and provides loans and equity to support private-sector-led development projects.

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Claim 4: “With the increase in the DFC’s portfolio cap to US$205 billion”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results for website portfolio builders (Adobe, Canva) and general DFC descriptions. No evidence was found regarding a portfolio cap of US$205 billion.

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