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Insight and analysis of China’s evolving geo-economic strategy and policy across the globe and across sectors. We focus on China’s global footprint in the Belt and Road Initiative, the developmental impacts of its trade and investment, and its role in bilateral and multilateral finance. Looking forward, we seek to understand how China’s modernisation and superpower ambitions will shape its global role to come.

Reflections on the Chinese Communist Party's 20th National Congress

Three of our experts share their take on events in Beijing.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit 2022

Our analysts pick out three key takeaways from the summit in Uzbekistan.

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Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Samarkand, Uzbekistan 2022

China and the multilateral development banks

The Belt and Road Initiative

Rooted in China’s domestic economic and security woes, the BRI can have transformative impacts for participating countries, as well as risks.

China and sustainable development

China’s growing role in trade, investment and in development finance put it in a unique position to shape global development outcomes and the SDGs.

Global China 2049

  1. Creating an earthquake scenario in China: a case study in Weinan City, Shaanxi province

    Other

  2. G20 coal subsidies: China

    Research reports

  3. G20 support to coal power plants increases by more than double – new report

    Press Release

  4. Homecoming: a story about how a strong earthquake affects a family with ‘left-behind’ children

    Toolkit/guidelines

  5. Stories from G20 countries: shifting public money out of fossil fuels

    Working papers

  6. Humanitarian action and foreign policy: balancing interests and values

    Research reports

  7. Chinese investment and small-scale commodity producers in Africa

    Briefing/policy papers

  8. The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economics

    Event

  9. Exploring the links between Chinese foreign policy and humanitarian action: multiple interests, processes and actors

    Working papers

  10. Theresa May visit to China: trade deals must not be at expense of humanitarian values – ODI expert available

    Press Release

  11. Adjusting to rising costs in Chinese light manufacturing: what opportunities for developing countries?

    Research reports

  12. Chinese light manufacturing and outward investment into Africa and Asia

    Working papers

  13. What drives Chinese outward manufacturing investment? A review of enabling factors in Africa and Asia

    Working papers

  14. Chinese investment and knowledge transfer in Africa

    Briefing/policy papers

  15. Domestic resource mobilisation and the transition to sustainable development: synthesis of Asia case studies

    Research reports

  16. China’s importance in a volatile global economy

    Event

  17. Earthquake science and hazard in Central Asia: conference summary

    Research reports

  18. MEDIA NOTE: G20 fail to set deadline for fossil fuel subsidies phase-out – ODI statement and expert available

    Press Release

  19. MEDIA NOTE: Major insurers urge G20 leaders to commit to 2020 fossil fuel subsidy phase out

    Press Release

  20. Oil price slip: price decline a continuing risk

    Briefing/policy papers