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Amidst rising tensions, Beijing bets big in the Philippines
Extending AidData’s global reach and impact through a new training initiative
AidData launches new Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset
Young minds, global insights: The student experience on AidData’s TUFF Team
AidData and RAND release new dataset, report on China’s AI exports
Belt and Road bounces back, as Beijing seeks to future-proof its flagship global infrastructure initiative
AidData’s China data wins 2023 Best Dataset Award from IPES
How far can the BRI take China? AidData authors examine one possible geopolitical gain: naval ports
“一带一路”救助贷款达到创纪录水平,引发对中国旗舰全球基础设施计划前途的质疑
Belt and Road bailout lending reaches record levels, raising questions about the future of China’s flagship global infrastructure program
AidData wins grant from the Ford Foundation to track latest trends in China’s overseas development program
W&M hosts inaugural conference on China’s global influence
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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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Datasets
How China Lends Dataset, Version 2.0
How China Collateralizes Dataset, Version 1.0
AidData's Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals Dataset, Version 1.0
Beijing’s Big Bet on the Philippines: Decoding two decades of China’s financing for development, Version 1.0
China’s AI Exports Database (CAIED)
AidData's Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0
AidData's Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 3.0
BRI-Tagged Chinese Official Finance Dataset, Version 1.0
China's Official Seaport Finance Dataset, 2000-2021
China as an International Lender of Last Resort Dataset, Version 1.0.1
AidData’s Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset, Version 2.0
How China Lends Dataset, Version 1.0
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Events
The China-Global South conference: Mapping China’s political and information influence in the Global South
Talking Point: Central Asia Crossroads, with Samantha Custer & Indian Ambassador Asoke Mukerji
Reimagining Evaluations Through a Geospatial Lens
Banking on China's Belt and Road Initiative: Where does CPEC stand on the global map?
Solving the BRI Data Puzzle with Dr. Ammar Malik: Tabadlab Live
Corridors of Power: How Beijing uses economic, social, and network ties to exert influence along the Silk Road
Open Data Week 2021: Empowering Insights with Open Geospatial Data
GeoConvergence 2021: GeoQuery: Making Geospatial Data Accessible for All
How China Lends: A Rare Look into 100 Debt Contracts with Foreign Governments
Investing in Kenya's People
Unlocking the SDGs as a Shared Results Framework: From Ambition to Action
Open Data Week 2020: Using Open Data to Empower Mission-Driven Organizations: Lessons from AidData & DataKind
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News
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
A $2 Trillion Reckoning Looms as Ports Become Pawns in Geopolitics
The Chinese Base That Isn’t There
Mobilizing Clean Energy Financing through the Multilateral Development Banks
A New Chinese Megaport in South America Is Rattling the U.S.
China emerges as one of biggest bilateral lenders to Philippines
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