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Out of public sight, China’s state-backed lenders secure priority repayment from emerging economies with cash collateral
China’s expanding investments in Indonesia force both to balance risk and reward
Competition continues between China and Taiwan for Latin American allies
How China is financing its domestic shipbuilding and vessel acquisition industry
As development finance shifts, AidData event explores Indo-Pacific prospects for aid and credit deals
Chasing copper and cobalt: China’s mining operations in Peru and the DRC
China’s global scanner dissemination
New AidData report, dataset track China’s investments in critical minerals
Decoding the message: Uncovering Beijing’s media strategies in the Philippines
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
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Publications
Competing with the Belt and Road 2.0
What China’s Economic Slowdown Means for Key Countries: Case Studies
How China Lends 2.0: Introducing an extended dataset of 371 debt contracts
How China Collateralizes
Balancing Risk and Reward: Who benefits from China's investments in Indonesia?
Aid Projects and Firm Performance
Uncovering African Leaders’ Perceptions of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
PRC Influence and the Status of Taiwan's Diplomatic Allies in the Western Hemisphere
Winning Hearts, Changing Minds: A Data-Driven Approach to Measure China's Influence in Latin America
Into the Breach: Will China Step Up as the U.S. Retreats on Global Development?
Foreign Aid and Conflict: What We Know and Need to Know
Sicomines Copper-Cobalt Mine: Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals
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AidData's Geocoded Global Chinese Official Finance Dataset, Version 1.1.1
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Events
Gates Forum 2 Keynote: U.S. Foreign Aid and the Exercise of Power
GeoField Convening: Leveraging earth observation for impact evaluations of climate-sensitive agriculture
Harnessing the Power of a New Toolkit for Rapid, Rigorous Evaluations and Better Public Policy
The Belt and Road's Impact on Partner States
Evaluating Gender Bias in AI Applications: Dissemination Workshop
America’s Role in the World 2023
Geospatial Data and Analysis for Monitoring and Evaluation
China’s Future Naval Bases: New Empirical Data Points to Likely Places
The Implications of “Peak China” for the Belt and Road Initiative?
Risk and resilience in the face of Russian interference in Europe & Eurasia
Data innovation in conflict zones: Collecting and utilizing data to guide climate resilience and security policy in Afghanistan
Reputational Security: The Imperative To Reinvest In U.S. Strategic Communications Capabilities
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Tanzania reaps $2.8 billion per year from relations with US
40% of Chinese financing in PH tied up with at least 1 ESG risk: study
Research group warns of Chinese investment risks in PH
Philippines won't benefit from cutting economic ties with China — US research group
Filipino influencers, troll farms tapped for pro-China narratives — study
PH-China econ ties ‘not bad’ but debt risks seen — AidData
China fueling a political explosion in the Philippines
The Media’s High-Stakes Game in the South China Sea
How China secures critical minerals from developing countries
'Handing on a silver platter': How Donald Trump's suspension of USAID helps China
Panama symbolises the Sino-American struggle for influence
Gutting aid, US cedes soft power game to China
As US Withdraws From WHO, China Supercharges Its Public Health Diplomacy
Trump, the Panama Canal and the Hong Kong Firm at the Heart of a Showdown
How Trump could pave the way for China in Latin America
China’s Port Expansion Is Also a Security Threat
Xi Wants Bigger Returns, Fewer Headaches From African Debt Deals
China hosts African leaders to rekindle ‘Belt and Road’ outreach
China’s relationship with Africa is growing murkier
In The Public Square with John Nery: Who’s promoting pro-Beijing stories in the Philippines?
In the Philippines, China’s media ‘charm offensive’ seeks to shift perceptions
En qué se beneficia Colombia al unirse a la Franja y la Ruta de China
The Belt and Road Isn’t Dead. It’s Evolving.
How China Capitalized on U.S. Indifference in Latin America
WATCH: Rappler, AidData conclude 5-day data journalism camp on China’s dev’t finance
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