Curious how Chinese financing has evolved from mega-loans to complex risk-sharing deals? Watch @yunnanchen.bsky.social and me discuss our new paper on @chinagsproject.bsky.social podcast, where we unpack Kenya's SGR extension as a case study. And much more. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCM1...

Fascinating paper from @tealemery.bsky.social and Yunnan Chen from ODI mapping who in Chinese overseas investors is investing in renewable energy. Also interesting methodologically given use of AI to help better organize and map projects/networks. Can’t wait to read. odi.org/en/publicati...

@yunnanchen.bsky.social and I have a fun ODI Global paper that will be coming out this spring looking at cofinancing networks for “green” Belt and Road investments. We used DeepSeek to classify 18,000 AidData Chinese loan records according to impact on energy transition bsky.app/profile/teal...

China is a major financier of critical mineral projects worldwide, but who funds what—and how—has changed over time. New AidData research maps $57B in lending networks for copper, lithium, cobalt, and more, revealing key shifts in financing strategies. www.aiddata.org/publications...

🎬 Screening & discussion of Made in Ethiopia, an award-winning doc by Max Duncan & Xinyan Yu on Chinese industrial park in Ethiopia. 📅 12 Feb, 17:15 📍 SOAS KLT @carlosoya.bsky.social @lindacalab.bsky.social Weiwei Chen 🎟️ Register: shorturl.at/9SU6L @yunnanchen.bsky.social @eadi.bsky.social

What do global cases and literature on 'democratic resilience' suggest for the future of American democracy under a second Trump presidency? My new @odi.global blog: odi.org/en/insights/...