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Blog Posts
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
Competing visions for the Indian Ocean: China’s influence in South and Central Asia
Banking on Beijing: The Aims and Impacts of China's Overseas Development Program
How we constructed the world’s largest dataset on China’s overseas spending
Global insights with national implications: AidData’s policy engagements on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
AidData publishes a controversial $200m Chinese loan contract for Uganda’s main airport
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Publications
Kenya’s USD-to-RMB Debt Conversion Was Really a Restructuring
Building the Future: Development Partnerships of the U.S. and Japan in Southeast Asia
Anchoring Global Ambitions: Beijing’s Ports Financing and the Race for Maritime Dominance
Chasing China: Learning to Play by Beijing's Global Lending Rules
Beijing’s UK Lending Operations
Tracking Loans and Grants from China to Low-, Middle-, and High-Income Countries: An Application of AidData’s TUFF 4.0 Methodology
Greening the Indo-Pacific: China’s development finance portfolio for renewable energy
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?
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Datasets
AidData's Chinese-Financed Ports Overseas and Related Terminals (CPORTS) Dataset, Version 2.0, 2000-2025
AidData's Chinese Financing for Transition Minerals Dataset, Version 2.0
China's Loans and Grants to High-Income Countries Dataset, Version 1.0
China's Loans and Grants to Low- and Middle-Income Countries Dataset, Version 1.0
China's Global Loans and Grants Dataset, Version 1.0
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
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Events
GeoField 2026 Convening
Building the Future: U.S. and Japanese Development Partnerships in Southeast Asia
China's Global Ports Financing and the Race for Maritime Dominance
The Next Decade of Development Cooperation in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tracking China's Global Influence
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"
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News
Trump has a China problem in Venezuela: What to do with Beijing’s debt and oil stakes
Maduro's downfall deals China new cards in US rivalry
Trump Opens New Front Against China With Brazen Arrest of Maduro
Oil Companies Contradict Donald Trump’s Remarks on Venezuela Consultation
China’s influence in US backyard tested by Nicolás Maduro’s downfall
Trump officials give nearly two-hour briefing to top lawmakers on Venezuela
Around 100 billion in two decades: China is a major donor to Venezuela.
US capture of Maduro could prompt caution in China’s courtship of Latin America
America’s raid on Venezuela reveals the limits of China’s reach
Trump’s aim to dominate Venezuela’s economy could put U.S. in conflict with China
World Map Shows Countries With China Loan Money
China Needed Oil. Venezuela Needed Cash. Their Deal Faces a Turning Point.
China Banks The World
China has lent the most to the United States, not to developing countries
The Hindu
US is biggest recipient of Chinese loans as Beijing shifts focus to rich nations, new study reveals
Report: China is building global influence with loans. Poland is not the focus of its attention.
China Has Nothing to Do With Its Money but Lend It
Britain and China: Following the Money
A Chinese firm bought an insurer for CIA agents - part of Beijing's trillion dollar spending spree
Do NVIDIA results suggest AI boom or bubble?
Report finds $200 billion of Chinese credit pumped into Australia
Research: Chinese cross-border lending shifts to developed countries, with the US being the largest borrower.
UK biggest recipient of Chinese cash in Europe for past two decades
China may be shifting its strategy to acquire key technologies through loans, says US research institute
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