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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
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
Las Bambas Copper Mine: Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals
Kinsenda Copper 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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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)
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
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News
China Is Winning the Minerals War
Three years after the US exit, Afghanistan still needs our help
Management of Panama Canal ports by Hong Kong firm poses risks, US House panel hears
How the Humble Donkey Became a Big Problem for China
Who’s the big boss of the Global South?
Angola agrees deal with Chinese state bank to ease debt crunch
A revival of the IMEC idea amid choppy geopolitics
Base instincts: Chinese naval growth and global events highlight need for overseas bases
Hungary and Serbia’s autocratic leaders to roll out red carpet for China’s Xi during Europe tour
China’s financial clout will be hard to reverse
Africa is juggling rival powers like no other continent
US, China Fight for One Pacific Nation Mirrors a Regional Battle
Debt Trap, Infrastructure Wars, and US-China Competition
China Turns the Tables on Wall Street
The World’s Poorest Countries Buckle Under $3.5 Trillion in Debt
China Isn’t Winning the War for Hearts and Minds
Italy to withdraw from China’s belt and road initiative, say sources
シリーズ混迷の世紀 第13回 世界"債務危機"は止められるか
China's Current Account Surplus Is Likely Much Bigger Than Reported
David Cameron’s backing of Beijing-funded development raises questions over business dealings
Adani Plots Expansion of Overseas Port Empire After US Funding
The power of the West’s interdependence with China
US plans to build a $553 million terminal at Sri Lanka’s Colombo port in rivalry with China
China loaned Pakistan $21bn more than reported, study finds
The Chinese yuan is losing value, yet gaining ground
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