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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

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

EurActiv Africa's elite exploit Chinese development aid, study reveals

Welt Sichten Studie: China hilft Afrikas Eliten

Devex A closer look at the risks and opportunities of China's aid to Africa

David Shinn African Leaders and China's Foreign Assistance

ABC (Australia) China's approach to delivering aid to Africa has both positives and negatives regarding corruption.

phsy.org Tracking Chinese Aid to Africa

Blogaap Chinese ontwikkelingshulp minder effectief

China in Africa: The Real Story Does Chinese aid mainly go to African presidents' villages?

The Guardian African presidents 'use China aid for patronage politics'

Reuters African leaders abuse Chinese aid and channel to their home areas-report

Devpolicy.org NGOs, climate aid, and China's change of heart

Huffington Post U.S. vs. China in Africa: A Message to President Obama and Premier Li Keqiang

The Citizen The good, bad side of Beijing's billions in Tanzania

AllAfrica Africa: China's Foreign Aid - How Big Is It and What Is Its Aim?

Tanzania Invest China And Tanzania Affirm Trade And Investment Relations

The Diplomat After 23 Years, China to Reopen Embassy in Somalia

IFCL Group China in Africa: Developing a continent

The Washington Post How 'rogue' is China's aid?

Devex Is the time ripe for China's own aid agency?

GhanaWeb Mahama And Ridge Hospital Renovation "Armed Robbery"

Consultancy Africa Intelligence China's role in Africa's conflicts: Military cooperation, arms transfers and involvement in peacekeeping operations

Eurasia Review Chinese Infrastructure Lubricates Outflows of Angolan and DRC Resources - OPED

China Daily A little closer to the unvarnished truth

Al Jazeera Interactive: China's African spending spree

Devex China's 'misunderstood' aid approach to Africa

Media in the South Revised method to track Chinese aid to Africa

Daily Nation Top recipients of Chinese aid to Africa

International Business Times China Is Africa's New Colonial Overlord, Says Famed Primate Researcher Jane Goodall

The Citizen China's investment in Tanzania surges

The Observer China's scramble for African minerals

University of Southern California China's Charm Offensive: Beyond Appearances

Lowy Institute for International Policy Chinese development financing to Africa: An update

Want China Times China's financial aid to Africa disclosed in white paper

NewsMax Japan, China Vie for New Territory: Strategic Africa

Star Tribune Investment, not aid, is giving China an edge in Africa

Open Knowledge Foundation China From Open Data to Open Development:

Reuters Road builder Sata enthuses Zambians but unnerves foreign investors

Mshale China a hot topic at the U.S.-Africa Business Summit

South African Foreign Policy Initiative China's lending to Kenya hits $750m

Mail & Guardian China drops anchor in Tanzania

An Africanist Perspective How does Chinese aid interact with level of democracy in poor countries?

AllAfrica Increased 'Chinalisation' of Uganda Could Boomerang

IRIN News Untangling China's aid to Africa

Business Day Live The worrying link between aid and growth in Africa

MoneyWeb Africa's growth story

The Diplomat US, China Come Together Over Africa (Sort Of)

The Guardian Reality check casts doubts on Chinese health aid to Africa

China Open Mic Have Something to Say About China? Grab the Open Mic.

The Borgen Project AidData and China's Foreign Aid Policy

The Diplomat Soft Power? China Has Plenty

Deutsche Welle Japan to transform Africa aid into investment

China Daily What on earth is going on downstairs?

Center for Global Prosperity Chinese Aid Data WANTED! - AidData's Findings on Chinese Aid to Africa

Devex Gates to China: More aid please

NAI Forum China-Africa Cooperation Is Unique

China Daily Report speaks about advantages of China's aid to Africa

Publish What You Fund Transparency Camp & Chinese aid

CCTV 统计报告估计中国十年间援助非洲达750亿美元

Global Integrity AidData Launches Online Tool to Track Chinese Aid in Africa

CRI How Big is Chinese Aid to Africa?

The Economist Development finance in Africa

Economist Focus: Development finance in Africa

Health priority in China-Africa relations

The Borgen Project Tracking Chinese Aid to Africa

The East African Big Brother China pumps $11b into East Africa

Daily Monitor Tracking the Land of the Dragon's billions in Africa

TesfaNews China Commits Millions in Aid to Eritrea

Understanding Modern China What are the true effects of China's investment and aid flow into Africa?

Wits China Africa The AidData database debate heats up

Mail & Guardian China's 'master plan' debunked

The Interpreter Chinese Aid to Africa: A Detective Story

China in Africa: The Real Story AidData: Why it is not Wikipedia

Shanghaist China second largest provider of aid to Africa

Radio France Internationale China challenges US in aid to Africa

Daily Monitor China can do more for Africa

Radio Australia New database uncovers China's secretive aid to Africa

BBC How can Africa move away from aid dependence?

AidData A Rejoinder to Rubbery Numbers on Chinese Aid

The Japan Times Database reveals extent of China's aid to Africa

The Hindu China commits billions in aid in Africa

Toronto Star Chinese foreign aid in Africa (World Daily Blog)

Daily Nation Chinese gives Kenya $1.4bn aid in decade

Development Gateway Open China Data is a Disruptive Gateway Drug

Monkey Cage Blog Can Crowd Sourcing Improve Data on Chinese Aid to Africa?

Devex Impact Unexpected patterns revealed on Chinese aid to Africa

The Star Chinese foreign aid in Africa

Deutsche Welle Uncover African charm offensive"mystery"

one.org 6 Surprising facts about Chinese aid to Africa

David Shinn New Data Base for Measuring China's Aid to Africa

China in Africa: The Real Story Rubbery Numbers for Chinese Aid to Africa

Financial Times Chart of the week: Tracking China's investments in Africa