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As Latin America shifts toward China, AidData research examines Beijing’s growing influence
Mapping China’s COVID-19 aid footprint
Chancay port opens as China’s gateway to South America
Amidst rising tensions, Beijing bets big in the Philippines
Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative
AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset
Young minds, global insights: The student experience on AidData’s TUFF Team
AidData and RAND release new dataset, report on China’s AI exports
Belt and Road bounces back, as Beijing seeks to future-proof its flagship global infrastructure initiative
AidData’s China data wins 2023 Best Dataset Award from IPES
How far can the BRI take China? AidData authors examine one possible geopolitical gain: naval ports
“一带一路”救助贷款达到创纪录水平,引发对中国旗舰全球基础设施计划前途的质疑
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Elites, the aid curse, and Chinese development finance: A conjoint survey experiment on elites’ aid preferences in 141 low- and middle-income countries
A Comparative Study of Traditional Donors and Non-traditional Donors in Sri Lanka
Spotlight on PRC Engagement in Honduras Relative to Central America
Connective financing: Chinese infrastructure projects and the diffusion of economic activity in developing countries
Investing in Narratives: How Beijing promotes its development projects in the Philippines
China’s hidden role in malaria control and elimination in Africa
Does India Use Development Finance to Compete With China? A Subnational Analysis
AidData’s Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset
Beijing’s Big Bet on the Philippines: Decoding two decades of China’s financing for development
China’s AI Exports: Developing a Tool to Track Chinese Development Finance in the Global South—Technical Documentation
China's AI Exports: Technology Distribution and Data Safety
Highway to the forest? Land governance and the siting and environmental impacts of Chinese government-funded road building in Cambodia
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Beijing’s Big Bet on the Philippines: Decoding two decades of China’s financing for development, Version 1.0
China’s AI Exports Database (CAIED)
AidData's Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0
AidData's Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0
BRI-Tagged Chinese Official Finance Dataset, Version 1.0
China's Official Seaport Finance Dataset, 2000-2021
China as an International Lender of Last Resort Dataset, Version 1.0.1
AidData’s Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 2.0
AidData's Geocoded Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset, Version 1.1.1
Events
How to Measure Development Outcomes Using Geospatial Data for Impact Evaluation
Ties That Bind: Chinese Public Diplomacy in East Asia and the Pacific
Influencing the Narrative: Beijing's Public Diplomacy in East Asia & the Pacific
Silk Road Diplomacy: Deconstructing Beijing's Toolkit to Influence South and Central Asia
Beyond the #TyrannyOfAverages: Are we worsening inequality within countries?
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China Is Winning the Minerals War
Three years after the US exit, Afghanistan still needs our help
Management of Panama Canal ports by Hong Kong firm poses risks, US House panel hears
How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China
Who’s the big boss of the global south?
Angola agrees deal with Chinese state bank to ease debt crunch
A revival of the IMEC idea amid choppy geopolitics
Base instincts: Chinese naval growth and global events highlight need for overseas bases
Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour
China’s financial clout will be hard to reverse
Africa is juggling rival powers like no other continent
US, China Fight for One Pacific Nation Mirrors a Regional Battle
Debt Trap, Infrastructure Wars, and US-China Competition
China Turns the Tables on Wall Street
The World’s Poorest Countries Buckle Under $3.5 Trillion in Debt
China Isn’t Winning the War for Hearts and Minds
Italy to withdraw from China’s belt and road initiative, say sources
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China's Current Account Surplus Is Likely Much Bigger Than Reported
David Cameron’s backing of Beijing-funded development raises questions over business dealings
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