Into the Breach

Will China Step Up as the U.S. Retreats on Global Development?

Drawing upon more than a decade of AidData’s research to provide objective, fact-based analysis of how the U.S. and China have traditionally supported development in low- and middle-income countries.

Policy Brief

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Power Playbook

Beijing's bid to secure transition minerals

Tracking nearly $57 billion of Chinese official sector financing to understand how Beijing has expanded its control over key segments of the global supply chain for transition minerals

About the research

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About AidData

We use rigorous methods, cutting-edge tools, and granular data on international development to answer the question: who is doing what, where, for whom, and to what effect?

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