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🇨🇳@AidData just launched a report and dataset on China’s global port investments. ⚓“Anchoring Global Ambitions” sets the record straight on where Beijing has directed overseas financing for ports—and to what end👇 🔗 aiddata.org/publications/a…

Southeast Asia's development finance landscape is more competitive than ever. Join @AidData Thu. March 26 at 9 AM EDT for a panel on U.S., Japanese & Chinese development finance in the region. 🔗aiddata.org/events/buildin…

💵 The top 10 Chinese-financed ports in @AidData's “Anchoring Global Ambitions” report: 6 are in high-income countries with 3 in Australia, 2 in Israel, and 1 in Singapore. In fact, Australia received the most Chinese seaport financing. 👀 🔗 aiddata.org/blog/chinas-24…

💧 Rainwater harvesting can boost crops in dry areas—but determining which programs work and which do not, and why, is difficult. Researchers from @AidData collaborated to build a framework to help funders design and implement projects that succeed. 🔗aiddata.org/publications/i…

Great discussion on our "Anchoring Global Ambitions" report 🌊 With GeoffreyPyatt (@McLartyAssoc), @PaulNantulya (@AfricaACSS), William Henagan (@CFR_org ), and @AidData experts— covering Chinese maritime investments, U.S. maritime capacity, and more. aiddata.org/publications/a…

As reported in the news, China is showing off its significant leverage over shipping and ports at the Panama Canal. While COSCO suspends operations at Balboa following a continued standoff, costly or not, China can rely on its vast port network in the wider region.

AidData's "Harboring Global Ambitions" report—cited by @nytimes & @BBC--is definitive on China's global maritime footprint. Join us March 11 in DC to discuss the findings: aiddata.org/events/chinas-…

🎉 Three new panelists will attend our "Anchoring Global Ambitions" event! 🔹 William Henagan, Research Fellow @CFR_org 🔹 Amb. Geoffrey Pyatt, McLarty Associates & fmr. US Ambassador to Greece 🔹Paul Nantulya, Africa Center for Strategic Studies Join us March 11 in Washington, D.C. as we unpack findings aiddata.org/events/chinas-…

🚨 Tomorrow at 6pm: We launch our new report on Beijing's global ports portfolio, China's shifting maritime strategy, and what it means for the world’s seas. Join us March 11 for a panel discussion at the W&M Washington Center in D.C. 👇 aiddata.org/events/chinas-…

Hey, @williamandmary Alumni! Did you catch the recent article in William and Mary’s Alumni Magazine about @AidData's landmark China research? If not, check it out👇 magazine.wm.edu/issue/2026-win…

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You may have heard @AidData researcher Bryan Burgess speaking on @NPR Morning Edition. Bryan noted China’s humanitarian aid increasingly consists of “doing short-term measures to win over hearts and minds.” Listen here: aiddata.org/in-the-news/as…

In 2023, the EU passed EUDR, requiring producers of commodities like coffee ☕ to prove they weren’t grown on deforested land. So how can millions of smallholder farmers comply? 👉aiddata.org/blog/using-ear…

Thanks to an anonymous alumna's $30 million gift, Gates Hall will serve as a new, interdisciplinary hub for #research and learning on campus and the future home of @AidData, the Institute for Integrative Conservation, the @global_wm, the @wmwgc, and the Robert M. Gates Global Policy Center. Hats off and thanks to all those in the W&M community whose generous support makes these endeavors possible! Learn more: giving.wm.edu/where-to-give/…

Happy 333rd Birthday, @williamandmary! 💚💛 At the Gates Hall "topping out" ceremony this weekend, W&M staff and alums signed their names on a beam that will be placed in the new Gates Hall, honoring former U.S. Secretary of Defense and current W&M Chancellor Robert M. Gates.

At the request of @AP, @AidData recently compared U.S. to Chinese official sector financing to Latin America. Between 2014 and 2023, we found every dollar donated or lent by Washington to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean was matched by three dollars from Beijing. For more: aiddata.org/in-the-news

At the heart of China’s past engagement with Venezuela: cash today, oil tomorrow. But Beijing’s multi-billion dollar bet turned sour as oil prices fell in 2014—raising Venezuela’s default risk and straining China’s collateral-backed lending. 👉aiddata.org/blog/how-china…

Our research shows China’s split with Venezuela began over a decade ago. After a short period of closer ties, Beijing moved to de-risk and diversify its state-backed lending away from Venezuela, long before Maduro’s capture. 👇 aiddata.org/blog/chinas-di…

Do terrorist designations worsen humanitarian outcomes? @AidData finds they often mobilize more aid globally—but Yemen is the exception. Rapid designation, delisting, and re-designation of the Houthis as a terrorist organization fueled legal & banking uncertainty, widening the gap between aid commitments and delivery. aiddata.org/publications/w…