China has become more transparent about disclosing information on its foreign aid in order to clear up misunderstandings on the issue, according to experts.

Zhang Hongming, deputy director of the Institute of West Asian and African Studies under the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, said that as China is a developing country with a huge population, the aid it gives to other countries should be according to the realities of its own economic development.

"Some people like to link China's aid with its investment in Africa, which is incorrect," said Zhang.