Startingas arecipientof support from the InternationalDevelopmentAssociation (IDA), theBank's fund for the poorest, Chinagraduatedfrom IDA in 1999 and became a contributor in 2007.
Lee directed Invention DevelopmentFund to dole out money to inventors in places like Japan or China who had ideas that were still in the early stages of development, a person close to Lee says.
There is also a lot of upbeat coverage in The Beijing News, China Daily and other media on a mooted Brics reserve fund, as well as a development bank that will finance infrastructure projects among the five members as well as developing countries.
Communication is an important advocacy element of the Millennium Development Goals Fund (MDG-F) Programme on Improving Nutrition, Food Safety and Food Security for China's Most Vulnerable Women and Children.