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The Star US contributions to Kenya estimated at over Sh300 billion annually – report

The Diplomat The China-India Contest in the Middle East

Business Tech Africa China, Africa and debt

The Mt. Kenya Times Kenya to Reap Immense Economic Benefit Once It Seals Transformative Free Trade Agreement with United States

Kenyans.co.ke US Boosts Kenya's Covid-19 Response With Ksh5 Billion

Council on Foreign Relations As Africa Faces COVID-19, Chinese Debt Relief is a Welcome Development

South China Morning Post Pandemic takes the shine off China’s Belt and Road Initiative as African partners struggle with coronavirus

Voice of America 中国贷款政策以邻为壑对全球发展构成威胁

International Institute for Sustainable Development Could America’s Green New Deal Support the SDGs?

Business Daily Africa American firms hired 5,964 more Kenyans in a decade

Mwakilishi Kenyan-Based US Companies Have Employed 6,000 Kenyans in 10 Years, Data Shows

The Diplomat Putting a Dollar Amount on China’s Loans to the Developing World

The Financial Times China surpasses western government African university scholarships

Environmental News Network In 'Nature': Using GIE to Map Deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest

Phys.org Using GIE to map deforestation in the Amazon rainforest

The Daily Times Is a Thucydidean clash between the USA and China inevitable?

Reuters Achieving urban sustainable development in the face of COVID-19

Foreign Affairs How Hegemony Ends: The Unraveling of American Power

The Hindu China suggests shift in BRI approach amid debt concerns

The Brookings Institution What makes the World Bank so influential—its money or its ideas?

Voice of America “带路”国家深陷疫情高呼免债 中国：不行

South China Morning Post Africa has a question for Beijing: will you forgive us our debt?

UN-Habitat The cost of making a city sustainable: Measuring the financial cost of meeting SDG 11 and the New Urban Agenda

Foreign Policy Why Populists Want a Multipolar World

South China Morning Post Coronavirus runs roughshod over debt-laden belt and road projects

Center for Global Development A Reckoning for China’s Opaque Overseas Lending

Philippine Daily Inquirer Study says Chinese loans, though higher in interest rates, would not lead to ‘debt trap’

Center for Global Development In Global COVID-19 Response, New CGD Research Shows China Should Lead on Poor Country Debt Relief

Milano Finanza Diplomazia mascherata

EurActiv Musíme radikálně změnit vztahy s Afrikou, říká Komise. EU ale ujíždí vlak, o Afriku se zajímá i Čína

The Sunday Times (South Africa) The new scramble for Africa

Liberty Times Net 納瓦洛：美國不讓中國掌控聯合國機構 台灣遭ICAO封鎖是殷鑑

The Financial Times US: don’t give China control of intellectual property group

环球视野 (Global View) 中国在非洲债务问题的争论与真相

The Daily Telegraph Tip-toeing around China’s sensitivities about coronavirus will only hurt us, says James Morrow

Radio Free Cambodia តើ​ប្រទេស​កំពុង​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ដូច​កម្ពុជា គួរ​រៀន​សូត្រ​អ្វីខ្លះ ពី​គម្រោង​ខ្សែ​ក្រវាត់ និង​ផ្លូវ​របស់​ចិន?

Radio Free Asia 一带一路钱去了哪? 偏好政府领导的家乡

Finweb Kam až siahajú chápadlá Číny? Analýza ich objavila v 138 krajinách

The Tribune More to China’s outreach than meets the eye

Finans Güdem Küresel iştah Çin’i Afrika’ya götürdü!

Visual Capitalist How Chinese Financing is Fueling Megaprojects Around the World

South China Morning How Zimbabwe’s new parliament symbolises China’s chequebook diplomacy approach to Africa

The Hill Does China have the most diplomatic pull on the planet?

Agence France Presse China's diplomatic push in Asia sees mixed results: study

South China Morning Post China is spending big on diplomacy in Central and South Asia, but is it worth it?

Asia Times China splurges for influence in Asia, says study

Benar News Studies: China’s Regional Moves Create Concerns for Neighbors

The Diplomat Kazakhstan on China’s Diplomatic Silk Road

China Daily Fighting poverty the Chinese way

South China Morning Post China’s investments the least popular of its diplomacy efforts in South and Central Asia, report suggests

The American Interest Why Mongolian Democracy Is Worth Defending

BBC World Service - World Business Report

NPR Why The Trump Decision To Delay Aid To Ukraine Is Under Scrutiny

Council on Foreign Relations Everyone’s Getting Mad at China—A Shift, or Nothing New?

Associated Press As China builds up Africa, some in Uganda warn of trouble

Los Angeles Times In checkbook diplomacy duel, China pledges at least $8.6 billion to win over Taiwan’s allies

The Atlantic China’s Investments in Rwanda Raise Familiar Questions About Debt

SDG IISD AidData Report Tracks SDG Financing, Donor Priorities

Wall Street Journal U.S. Investment in African University Fails as China Advances

The Australian Neighbours will take China road if we’re not careful

Dagens Nyheter The effect of aid is visible from space

新浪 (Sina) Pompeo’s European prowess is quite counter-productive

UNDP Statement at the Annual Session of the Executive Board 2019

Geospatial World AidData’s GeoQuery tool adds urban boundaries for 200 cities

Council on Foreign Relations Belt and Road Tracker

The Herald The give-and-take of BRI in Africa

The Wall Street Journal China’s Xi Vows New Direction for ‘Belt and Road’ After Criticism

China Global Television Network (CGTN) Belt and Road construction to focus on high-quality cooperation

The Washington Post The new World Bank head wants some changes. That could backfire.

Myanmar Times What to read ahead of Beijing’s Belt and Road Forum

The Brookings Institution (Future Development blog) Where has the Millennium Challenge Corporation succeeded and failed to incentivize reform—and why?

The National Interest John Bolton's Foreign Aid Fumble

The Financial Times Emerging markets face a new debt crisis; Chinese lending is not the only cause

CGTN From aid taker to aid giver

China Daily China's overseas development aid is crucial support

Les Echos Comment les Chinois mènent la conquête de l'Afrique | How the Chinese lead the conquest of Africa

Xinhua Spotlight: BRI promotes global trade, connectivity: think tanks

The World Bank Let's Talk Development Blog Roads through tough places: Using remote sensing for impact evaluations of infrastructure investments in conflict-affected settings

Radio France Internationale Chine: Pékin et la «diplomatie de la dette» | China: Beijing and "debt diplomacy"

The Washington Post Ivanka Trump’s empowerment plan aims to help 50 million women. So far, $50 million has been pledged.

The Times Confucius Institutes sway news coverage on China, says UCD analysis

The Diplomat China’s Venezuela Headache

Infrastructure Investor China's Belt & Road Initiative evolves but concerns remain

South China Morning Post China’s Belt and Road Initiative will add US$117 billion to global trade this year, a new study shows

CSIS Into Africa Decoding the Continent

The Africa Report So how much is China really investing in Africa? -- with Brad Parks of AidData

The New York Times Competing Against Chinese Loans, U.S. Companies Face Long Odds in Africa

The Washington Post Why U.S. universities are shutting down China-funded Confucius Institutes

The Diplomat The Trouble With Trump's New Africa Strategy

Pambazuka Will Africa welcome a change in US foreign assistance?

The New York Times Bolton Outlines a Strategy for Africa That’s Really About Countering China

The Atlantic Africa Is the New Front in the U.S.-China Influence War

The New York Times The World, Built by China

South China Morning Post Debt-trap allegations push China to tighten reins on foreign aid programme

NPR China's Building Spree In Poor Nations: Does It Really Help The Local Economy?

The Diplomat Why Is Transparency So Important for China’s Development Assistance?

The Washington Post The problem solvers of tomorrow’s workforce

The Sydney Morning Herald Red Cross calls for 'humanitarian Belt and Road' to boost Chinese aid

Overseas Development Institute China and international development: six things to read in October

财新 (Caixin) 分析|美国重整融资工具再入非洲 对冲中国影响力

Inkstone End of an era, as Japan to stop aid to China after 40 years

BBC World Service More or Less: Foreign Aid: Who’s the most generous?

ABS-CBN News FOCUS: Is Africa starting to choke on China's lending glut?

The Brookings Institution A quiet revolution in impact evaluation at USAID

The Washington Post China is offering ‘no strings attached aid’ to Africa. Here’s what that means.

EurekAlert! Research on aid tackling modern slavery, forced labor, human trafficking, child labor

China Radio International (Ukraine) Китайські інвестиції в інфраструктуру усувають дисбаланси розвитку в країнах, що розвиваються

Рамблер (Rambler) Китайские инвестиции в инфраструктуру устраняют дисбаланс развития в развивающихся странах

Global Times China open to adjustment of B&R projects based on countries' needs: analysts

Foreign Policy Corruption Is Wasting Chinese Money in Africa

線報 (LinePost) 哈佛研究：一帶一路援助只23%符合國際標準，美國是93%

新浪 (Sina) 美报告显示中国一带一路可缩小经济差距 美媒恶意歪曲

Dawn ‘Chinese building projects narrowing economic gaps’

The Brookings Institution Will Chinese development projects pave the way to inclusive growth?

Center for Global Development Fearing Marxism in Chinese Financing

The Washington Post Belt and Road projects direct Chinese investment to all corners of the globe. What are the local impacts?

South China Morning Post China’s belt and road projects ‘narrow economic inequalities within countries’

China Daily 美国研究：中国亚非项目缩小经济差距 有助全球稳定

The Washington Times Belt and Road' projects lay foundations for China's expansion of military bases, critics charge

Deutsche Welle Studi: Proyek Infrastruktur Cina Pangkas Kesenjangan di Asia dan Afrika

Deutsche Welle China, Afrika zasaini makubaliano ya kibenki

RTP Notícias Projeto internacional de infraestruturas da China reduz desigualdades económicas

Diário de Notícias Projeto internacional de infraestruturas da China reduz desigualdades económicas

Deutsche Welle 调研：“一带一路”缩小贫富鸿沟

Project Syndicate China is Losing the New Cold War

Daily Monitor From roads to retail trade: Inside China’s growing stake in Africa

Notícias au Minuto Ocidente tem "dor de cotovelo" face ao papel da China em África

tvi24 China é maior parceiro comercial de África pelo nono ano consecutivo

UN World Data Forum Catalyzing the use and impact of official statistics for sustainable development

The Hill China’s race to the bottom in Africa

BBC Mundo Cómo África se ha convertido, para Rusia y China, en el nuevo territorio de disputa para su influencia comercial y política

Kennedy School Review The Case for Chinese Aid: Why It Complements, Not Displaces, Western Aid

CNN China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific, if it pays up

CSIS The Push, Pull, and Purse of Chinese Public Diplomacy: A Conversation with Samantha Custer

The Japan Times Japan’s universities need more global ties

The Economist China has a vastly ambitious plan to connect the world

Quartz Chinese contractors are going to keep dominating road construction in Uganda

South China Morning Post China ‘needs to heed overseas unease’ as it moves to global centre-stage

The Hill US steps up its game in Africa, a continent open for business

Bond How do CSO leaders rank SDGs and aid donors?

The Hill Times Canada, a preferred development partner? Think again

South China Morning Post Hooking up with Najib, Arroyo and Rajapaksa: the risks of China’s attachment to discredited leaders

中央廣播電臺 (Radio Taiwan International) 擴大影響力 中國在東亞砸上兆元

l'Opinion La Chine veut bien bouger sur le commerce, mais pas sur le reste

Redazione China Files In Cina e Asia :  La Cina “non cederà nemmeno un millimetro del suo territorio”

TVBS News 中國在東亞砸上兆元 交朋友擴大影響力

Asian Correspondent Malaysia is the largest beneficiary of Chinese cash diplomacy

The Straits Times Beijing spent $65b on charm offensive to win friends: US study

An Ninh Tiền Tệ Trung Quốc dùng 45 tỷ USD để mua 'ảnh hưởng' ở châu Á như thế nào?

侨报 (The China Press) 《外交学者》：中国外交不只靠借款投资

The Malaysian Reserve China spends big to win friends and influence across East Asia

Voice of Tibet 报告：中国撒币480亿美元在世界各地“买朋友”

South China Morning Post Is China undermining its neighbours’ trust by buying political influence with foreign aid?

The Australian Beijing billions poured into aid for Asia-Pacific

Bloomberg China Spends Big to Win Friends and Influence Across East Asia

Baomoi Trung Quốc dùng 45 tỷ USD để mua "ảnh hưởng"ở châu Á như thế nào?

The Straits Times How to win friends the Chinese way: Spend US$48 billion in financial diplomacy, a US study finds

The Diplomat How China Wins Friends and Influences People

Business Mirror Beijing spends big to win friends and influence across East Asia

Central News Agency 中國在東亞砸上兆元 交朋友擴大影響力

Dotemirates China spends big to win friends, influence across East Asia

Financial Express China spends big to win friends and influence across East Asia

The Standard China splashes US$48.5b to buy influence in East Asia

Yahoo News Is China undermining its neighbours’ trust by buying political influence with foreign aid?

Macauhub Contributions to the Asian Infrastructure Bank boost China’s foreign aid

Center for Global Development USAID Just Released Its “Journey to Self Reliance” Indicators. What Comes Next?

UNESCO Developing world leaders agree education is their top priority

Center for Global Development US Aid to Fragile States: Where Does the Money Go?

The China in Africa Project Does China's growing investment in overseas aid lead to more influence in places like Africa?

Unicef UNICEF: Ranking high on good

United Nations Development Programme Statement at the Annual Session of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS Executive Board

IRIN News Migrant superheroes, dodgy donors, and redesigning aid: The Cheat Sheet

UNDP Leaders of Developing Nations Rank UNDP Among Most Influential Aid Organizations

South China Morning Post Huge foreign aid programmes push China past Japan and India in global influence, report says

NPR The U.N. Goal That Doesn't Get A Lot Of Respect

Brink News How National Leaders Use Data

The Straits Times US, World Bank, IMF balk over billions in secret China loans to poor nations

Bloomberg Trump Balks Over Billions in Secret Chinese Loans to Poor Nations

Deutsche Welle How 'unconditional' is China's foreign aid?

قناة العالم الاخبارية (Al-Alam News) الصين تتقدم على أميركا في منح القروض للدول الأخرى

IFPRI IFAD conference: Can development really succeed if rural inequalities are rising?

Deutsche Welle China y su singular ayuda al desarrollo

Acento Periódico de Taiwán acusa a China de utilizar diplomacia y financiamiento con fines políticos

华尔街见闻 (Wall Street News) 后来居上：中国如何超越美国成为全球最大金主？

Borgen Magazine China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Aid, Investment or Something Else?

Taiwan News How China’s dollar diplomacy is really setting a debt-trap for developing countries

The Brookings Institution Competing in Africa: China, the European Union, and the United States

Nikkei Asian Review The numbers behind China's overseas development loan risks

Voice of America 中國贈西非經共體三千多萬美元 官方隻字不提

CNN Free gift? China extends influence in Africa with $32M grant for regional HQ

Nguroi Lao Dong (The Laborer) Viện trợ của Trung Quốc: Không có chuyện "cho không, biếu không”

United Nations Development Programme UNDP as 'knowledge frontier'

The Hill Once on chopping block, Trump's budget puts development finance in overdrive

BBC 中國欲善"一帶一路"之事先利外援之器

The Daily Mail China takes millions in aid from the UK, then hands it to... Russia

Nikkei Asian Review New agency puts spotlight on China's foreign aid

Devex 5 questions on China's planned foreign aid agency

Tuoi Tre Online Trung Quốc lập cơ quan chuyên lo viện trợ nước ngoài

SBS News 이젠 원조 대국 된 중국, 원조담당 부처 '국제발전합작서' 신설

Yonhap News 이젠 원조대국 된 중국, 원조담당 부처 '국제발전합작서' 신설

财新 (Caixin) 国际发展合作署将成立：不再是简单的对外援助

The Hindu China to set up new mechanism to push Belt and Road Initiative

The Washington Post China sets up new foreign aid agency to better project influence abroad

The Japan Times China says new agency will improve foreign aid coordination

The Straits Times NPC 2018: China says new agency will improve foreign aid coordination

PM News Nigeria China To Establish New Agency On Foreign Aid Coordination

The Indian Express China plans to set up new agency to improve foreign aid coordination

Reuters China says new agency will improve foreign aid coordination

BBC Как Китай обставил Россию в Африке

The World Bank Data Blog What data do decision makers really use, and why?

PBS NewsHour China’s growing activity in Africa raises some policy questions

South China Morning Post China’s ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ is no more imperial than Pax Americana – and the data shows it is more magnanimous

ABC (Australia) 'Evaluation aversion', China, and calls for greater aid transparency

ABC (Australia) Can the UN Sustainable Development Goals work?

The Brookings Institution 6 key insights into the data and information education leaders want most

ABC (Australia) A new player and the effectiveness of overseas aid

Fairbank Center Blog China’s Foreign Aid Beyond the Headlines

The Diplomat Chinese Foreign Aid in East Asia During the Trump Era

新浪 (Sina) “大而无用”？你可能对中国对外援助一无所知

CBC A journalistic journey through the big and memorable stories of 2017

The Sydney Morning Herald China pours money into Pakistan port in suspected strategic power push

Asia Sentinel China’s Silk Road: Inroad to World’s other economies?

Reuters Hoping to extend maritime reach, China lavishes aid on Pakistan town

CSIS Where is China targeting its development finance?

Carnegie-Tsinghua Where Is the “Development” in China’s Global Development Finance?

ChinaFile China is Challenging the West’s Dominance in Foreign Aid

NPR Find Out Some (But Not All) The Secrets Of China's Foreign Aid

Quartz China’s “rogue aid” to Africa isn’t as much or as controversial as we thought

The Atlantic China vs. America in a Financial Game of 'Risk'

Forbes China's Challenges Abroad: Why The Belt & Road Initiative Will Succeed

El Mundo China, en vías de convertirse en el mayor donante mundial de ayuda al desarrollo

Devex Interactive: The AfDB and the rise of China

CNBC 5 charts that show how China is spending billions in foreign aid

The Economist Despite its reputation, Chinese aid is quite effective

凤凰网资讯 (iFeng News) 外媒质疑中国向发展中国家贷款动机 商务部强势回应

South China Morning Post How China’s biggest debtors may struggle to pay off their loans

South China Morning Post With US poised to slash foreign aid, China in pole position to become world’s biggest donor

The Straits Times China set to replace US as top foreign aid provider

CNBC Trump is giving up a crucial part of American power to China, think tank says

中国新闻网 (ChinaNews) 中国向发展中国家提供援助是为自身利益？商务部回应

Foreign Policy Russia Is the Biggest Recipient of Chinese Foreign Aid

Quartz No, China is not about to become the world’s largest aid donor

The Washington Post China treats its foreign aid like a state secret. New research aims to reveal it.

Dinheiro Vivo Angola é o terceiro maior destino do financiamento chinês além-fronteiras

BBC China's secret aid empire uncovered

The Wall Street Journal The Big Winner From China's Foreign-Aid Frenzy: China

The Times of London China catching up with US in foreign aid funds

CNN Report exposes size of China's secretive aid budget

The Straits Times China is one of top foreign aid providers, but only some projects have strong economic impact: Study

财新 (Caixin) 海外研究：每个中国援助项目平均可拉抬受援国经济增长0.7%

China Digital Times Chinese Foreign Aid “Clearly About China’s Self-interest”

CNBC China close to matching US in foreign aid flow — but often with Beijing's own interests in mind

CBC Unprecedented data trove maps China's growing global reach and self-interest of its aid

Le Monde La Chine s’aide plus qu’elle n’aide l’Afrique en lui accordant des milliards de dollars

Associated Press Report: China catching up to US in foreign aid flow

BBC China's secret aid empire uncovered

The Economist No place like home

The Washington Post Why international aid so often falls short -- and sometimes makes things worse

Devex DevExplains: Chinese aid

The Economist China goes to Africa

The Economist Aid brought Liberia back from the brink

National Endowment for Democracy Development and governance key to national security

The World Bank Let's Talk Development Blog Pursuing higher economic returns to extractive investment

The Brookings Institution Getting better development returns on investment in the natural resource sector

Humanosphere Satellites: The latest and greatest way to measure poverty

CNN All aboard! The Chinese-funded railways linking East Africa

Quartz China is on a mission to modernize African farming and find new markets for its own companies

The Economist Asia's scramble for Africa

The Economist Misplaced charity

The Economist A despot's guide to foreign aid

The Economist Diplomacy and aid in Africa

Le Monde La Chinafrique à l’épreuve du big data

The Diplomat Debunking the Myths of Chinese Investment in Africa

World Finance Why African leaders like Chinese aid

The National Interest 10 Essential Facts About Chinese Aid in Africa

Devex Casting light on the misconceptions of China's growing aid to Africa

The Guardian Which are the best aid donors? Governments have their say

Vita Africa made in China: attenta ai più poveri, non ai dittatori

Kristeligt Dagblad Kinas bistand til Afrika ligner på en prik Vestens

The Financial Times China's aid splurge fails to bridge credibility gap in Africa

The Washington Post Sometimes it's not enough to give poor countries lots of foreign aid, study finds

The Washington Post Many in the West fear Chinese 'aid' to Africa. They're wrong. Here's why.

Foreign Affairs China is not a Rogue Donor

Mail & Guardian What crisis? 16 of China's biggest projects in Africa - it's all billion dollar territory in here

International Growth Centre Are African leaders misusing Chinese development finance? The price of country ownership

Africa Confidential From East to East

Emerging Markets Project pressure: World Bank defends standards

BNL Times Malawi Malawi under the spell of China