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aiddata a research lab at william mary skip to content data reports about about aiddata blog contact events media join the team partners people training programs china agriculture climate environment ai machine learning debt rescheduling foreign policy influence geospatial tools impact evaluations global gender equity listening to leaders loan performance migration national security reimagining development data sustainable development goals tools geoquery china s global development footprint china s seaport financing china contracts search training hub search the first tranche blog kenya s switch to chinese rmb denominated debt was a restructuring in disguise 2026 06 23 a new aiddata policy note analyzes kenya s railway loan restructuring and the potential implications for ethiopia the first tranche blog w m s aiddata leads global effort to solve agricultural challenges using geospatial analysis 2026 06 23 the first tranche blog a decade of inquiry about development data and a new opportunity to act 2026 05 15 policy brief 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 profile from cash to capital leveraging remittances for yemen s economic future about aiddata we use rigorous methods cutting edge tools and granular data on international development to answer the question who is doing what where for whom and to what effect aiddata s research in the news kenya s china loan revamp sparks wider interest in yuan switch aiddata says reuters as ebola spreads in east africa will china step up the new york times the gutting of usaid has left a void china will not fill the economist xi weaponizes foreign airspace in campaign to isolate taiwan bloomberg new working papers working paper 140 authoritarian propaganda and domestic support for foreign aid evidence from china shuyuan shen shuyan huang june 23 2026 working paper 139 navigating the minefield de risking strategies in chinese aid in response to security threats shuyan michael huang april 20 2026 working paper 138 framing foreign aid chinese propaganda and domestic support for checkbook diplomacy shuyuan shen shuyan huang april 16 2026 training professional education leveraging aiddata s expertise and resources to empower data driven professionals our training employs a hybrid blended virtual and in person model that combines foundational online courses delivered through william mary s studio for teaching learning innovation with in person workshops and policy dialogues our courses provide a flexible learning pathway and deep engagement with subject matter experts from around the world in person sessions are country and region specific for targeted professional development training hub learn more about aiddata s training tools that are policy relevant and research ready innovative dashboards and geospatial portals built on novel data and backed by rigorous research china aiddata org china s overseas loans grants search 31 750 official finance commitments loans grants across 200 countries worth nearly 2 2 trillion from 2000 2023 china ports aiddata org china s seaport financing 2000 2025 analyze port level spatial patterns in 22 billion in chinese state directed loans and grants at 168 ports from 2000 to 2025 geoquery org geoquery access over 70 spatial datasets mapped to the right geographic boundaries for 165 countries worldwide research themes leveraging aiddata s two decade track record of thought leadership on foreign policy and international development china a decade of innovation rigor and unrivaled insight on the true scale scope and composition of china s overseas lending and grant giving portfolio agriculture climate environment new technologies big data and counterfactual research to solve interconnected development issues listening to leaders surveying global south leaders on development priorities progress and performance to help development agencies be more responsive migration surfacing hard to reach evidence on migration s drivers and impacts for one of the most pressing and multifaceted challenges of our time national security data and research for tomorrow s global challenges amid a changing international order reimagining development data transforming data systems for impact amid constrained resources to meet evolving needs catalyze more effective development measuring the financial performance of china s sovereign lending portfolio micro and macro data on disbursements repayments and outstanding debt decoding beijing s debt restructuring playbook data on how chinese creditors rewrite sovereign repayment terms and how much relief they actually deliver get our newsletter discover about aiddata blog contact events media join the team partners people training research data reports programs china agriculture climate environment ai machine learning foreign policy influence global gender equity geospatial tools impact evaluations listening 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