The European Union includes China on its list of eligible countries.
In all, 24 of the eligible countries participated (5 did not enter and 1 withdrew).
They promised to write off enough of their own loans to eligible countries so that debt payments would be brought down to affordable levels.
Ecuador was the only eligible country not to send a delegation because of "internal problems".
The eligible countries are therefore determined by the publishers themselves.
Bolivia was the only eligible country not to send a delegation.
Here the top 12 eligible countries per event (some events have less, while the women's aerials has none).
Indeed, out of 34 eligible countries, only 12 are included each year in this programme.
The question of where the Agency should be located is important, but less so than the definition of eligible countries.
An eligible country must apply for a grant with a specific project in mind.