With support of the World Bank and DFID, China Western Development Distance Learning Network (CDDLN) was established in 2005 under the leadership of the Western Region Development Office of the State Council in China (WRDO). The network’s management hub is based at the China Economic Information Center (CEI) in Beijing, and has 11network nodes. Most of the DL Centers are located in the poorer western provinces and aim to help development and poverty reduction in those areas using the information technology to promote distance education and training as well as information and knowledge dissemination. Such an initiative is particularly important as China is rapidly evolving to a position of leadership and influence as a knowledge partner.