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2020-01-05

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

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Working Paper
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Aid, China, and Growth: Evidence from a New Global Development Finance Dataset

2017-10-10

Journal Article

Apples and Dragon Fruits: The Determinants of Aid and Other Forms of State Financing from China to Africa

International Studies Quarterly

2018-02-01

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Global China Data

AidData's Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset, 2000-2014, Version 1.0

This dataset tracks the known universe of overseas Chinese official finance between 2000-2014, capturing 4,373 records totaling $354.4 billion. The data includes both Chinese aid and non-concessional official financing. For geolocated data on Chinese project locations, see AidData's Geocoded Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset, Version 1.1.1.

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AidData releases first-ever global dataset on China’s development spending spree

Five years in the making, AidData’s data collection effort has captured more than USD $350 billion in foreign aid and other forms of state financing that China committed to five major regions of the world.

October 21, 2015

Chinese “aid” to Africa: Be careful comparing apples and dragon fruits

Western pundits have a narrative about China’s activities in Africa. But is this narrative true?

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