Yunnan C
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Yunnan C
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Research fellow @ODIGlobal London, former @SAIScari @BUGDP. China's global development finance, African infrastructure, embroidery, mushrooms
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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...
The New Realities About Chinese Development Finance in Africa
YouTube video by The China-Global South Project (CGSP)
www.youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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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.

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Greener on the other side? Mapping China's overseas co-financing and financial innovation
This report explores how China is adapting its overseas finance to support green investment, particularly through co-financing models and international partnerships. While Chinese policy and commercia...
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April 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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@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

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Nerd paper preview:

I just used Deepseek to classify 18,000 Chinese overseas loans as Green/Brown/Neutral for a paper I'm co-authoring.

Really fun stuff. The power to extract structured data from text is huge.

#DataBS #Rstats #EconSky
February 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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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...
AidData | Power Playbook: Beijing’s Bid to Secure Overseas Transition Minerals
Jan 28, 2025 |
www.aiddata.org
January 30, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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🎬 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
Made in Ethiopia: A film documentary
SOAS Global Development is hosting the screening and discussion of the documentary film “MADE IN ETHIOPIA"
soas.ac.uk
February 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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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/...
Can American democracy withstand Trump?
Are American democratic institutions resilient to a President with anti-democratic tendencies, elected for a second time with a stronger mandate? What factors will determine this, and what lessons can...
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December 12, 2024 at 2:21 PM