China is highlighted in relevant multilateral contexts. The
Government will also promote strengthened cooperation in the
EU and with like-minded partners to counter attempts to
undermine multilateral cooperation on human rights. The
Government will stand up for accepted norms and language.
5.6
China as a development actor
China’s international development cooperation is extensive and growing.
The country has expressed a desire for experience exchange and increased
cooperation on development aid. It is essential that China endorse the Paris
Declaration and the principles of aid and development effectiveness,
cooperate with OECD/DAC and comply with the ODA criteria.
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The Government is willing to initiate a dialogue and experience
exchange with the China International Development Cooperation
Agency (CIDCA). The Government will encourage China to take
part in local donor coordination and to increase its interaction and
dialogue with OECD/DAC and its members; it will emphasise the
importance of Chinese support not contributing to unsustainable
debt burdens and encourage China to take part in the work of the
Global Partnership for Effective Development Cooperation.
The Government supports the EU’s ambition to strengthen and
deepen dialogue with China aimed at the effective achievement
of the UN Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda.
Technology, innovation and digital
transformation
Access to the market, technology and innovation in China is becoming
increasingly important for Swedish companies and to finding solutions to
different challenges facing our society and the world. At the same time,
there are risks and challenges associated with China in the area of
innovation; these include inadequate protection of intellectual property
rights, industrial espionage, military-civil fusion, inadequate protection of
personal privacy and China’s emphasis on the State’s responsibility for
internet security and control. Sweden needs sound knowledge of these
conditions and the trade-offs that may arise.
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The Government will press for China to take part in international
multilateral cooperation on standardisation, transparency and
ethics in technology, innovation and intellectual property rights.
The Government intends to seek cooperation with China in
innovation and entrepreneurship, including in the form of policy
dialogue and collaboration between relevant agencies, research