Pressure from Washington for a U.S. firm to purchase key ports along the #PanamaCanal has grabbed headlines, but a recent blog by AidData's Lea Thome finds that #China’s investments in Latin American ports extend far beyond Panama. Read below: aiddata.org/blog/chancay-p…

AidData's Ameya Joshi recently explored U.S. and Chinese investments in Angola, the largest recipient of Chinese development finance in Africa since 2000. With the future of U.S. foreign aid uncertain, how might Angola respond? Read the blog: aiddata.org/blog/how-can-a….

"PRC Deploys DeepSeek Across Local Governments" by Lea Thome Jamestown China Brief #JamestownFoundation #ChinaBrief

AidData’s report finds that, of the $59.9 billion China loaned to low- and middle-income countries between 2000 and 2021, nearly a quarter went to just one country: The Democratic Republic of the Congo. See our mine profiles here: aiddata.org/publications/p…

“China now accounts for 53.39% of global shipbuilding,” notes AidData's Lea Thome. Her recent blog post outlines how China uses development finance to boost its domestic shipbuilding industry--and achieve strategic aims. Read her blog: aiddata.org/blog/how-china…

What will the U.S.-China economic and trade relationship look like in 2025 and beyond? AidData is hosting a public event on May 7th to learn more with RAND researchers Jude Blanchette and Gerard DiPippo. Learn more and register here: aiddata.org/events/u-s--ch…

RAND's Gerard DiPippo and Jude Blanchette discussed the present and future of U.S.-China relations with Mike Tierney at a recent AidData event made possible by William & Mary Global Research Institute. Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram to hear about free events like this!

In shipbuilding, especially icebreakers, the U.S. is the junior industrial partner (playing the role in ICE Pact that Australia plays in AUKUS). It needs to avoid the mistakes its clients often make when buying American: foreignpolicy.com/2025/05/12/ice…