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Events

Competing with the Belt and Road 2.0
China’s Expanding Influence in Latin America and the Caribbean
Landmine Clearance and Economic Development: Evidence from Nighttime Lights, Multispectral Satellite Imagery, and Conflict Events in Afghanistan
Understanding the PRC's approach to public diplomacy
Tracking the Cross-Border Lending Activities of the World's Largest Official Creditor
PRC Influence and the Status of Taiwan's Diplomatic Allies in the Western Hemisphere
Virtual Briefing on "Balancing Risk and Reward"
Data Journalism Training on Global Development Finance
U.S.-China Relations in 2025: Trade, Economy, and Looking to the Future
How Can Indo-Pacific Countries Bargain for Better Deals with Development Partners?
Investing in Tanzania's People | Kuwekeza kwa Watu wa Tanzania
China's AI Exports: Implications for Asia and Africa (RAND)

News

The PLA revised its joint doctrine to emphasize preparation for war and overseas expansion
A battle is playing out over Congolese cobalt. China is well ahead
Plans for a Chinese Port Roil the Politics of a Former Soviet Nation
How China has been playing the long game, quietly building its global reserves in critical minerals
China Piles the Pressure on India in Its Own Backyard
Congo seeks mineral deal with U.S. Will Washington step in to curb China's dominance in the sector?
Cleantech, mineral security demand drive China miners’ overseas buying spree: MMG chair
Development aid’s future is hiding in plain sight
Future of global aid: America in retreat, China in pole position?
China's top 10 aid recipient countries in Africa
Breaking China's Chokehold over the critical minerals supply chain
China Reins In Its Infrastructure Strategy But Not Its Global Ambition
Trump Guts U.S.’s Foreign Aid, Creating Opening for Xi
Could US aid cuts open opportunities for China to expand global influence?
As the U.S. Exits Foreign Aid, Who Will Fill the Gap?
New US Asia pivot is better timed than the last
As the U.S. steps back from global health, what role will China play?
A Data-Centric Look at the Belt and Road Initiative: Part 1
Before Duterte admin, Chinese investments surged 950% under Arroyo – study
Who funds global aid – and where do the billions of dollars go?
China's Xi Jinping to visit Central Asia on first post-pandemic foreign trip
Chinese Naval Capabilities
The Great Himalayan Chessboard: China, India, and the Geopolitical Gambit in Nepal
The Indo-Pacific is the Theater for The US and China’s High-Stakes Diplomacy
Navigating Sinophobia Amid Indonesia's Economic Ascent