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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.

Rebecca Nadin on China's relationship with the Global South

Rebecca Nadin, Director of ODI’s Global Risks and Resilience (GRR) programme, was interviewed by Iain Martin on China’s relationship with the Global South as the CERGE-EI Foundation Price of War conference 2023.

Belt and Road Forum 2023

China and global development: What to read after the third Belt and Road Forum

Eight key resources on the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation in Beijing, which marked 10 years of the initiative.
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Has China's Belt and Road Initiative been a success?

Ten years on, should the BRI be regarded as a success and what comes next? The FT's global China editor, James Kynge, spoke to our Research Fellow Yunnan Chen.

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 the multilateral development banks

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. The politics of growth: transformative ideas in economics

    Event

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

    Working papers

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

    Press Release

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

    Research reports

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

    Working papers

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

    Working papers

  7. Chinese investment and knowledge transfer in Africa

    Briefing/policy papers

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

    Research reports

  9. China’s importance in a volatile global economy

    Event

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

    Research reports

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

    Press Release

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

    Press Release

  13. Oil price slip: price decline a continuing risk

    Briefing/policy papers

  14. Currencies pressured amid Brexit: currency policy matters for development

    Briefing/policy papers

  15. China-Africa: a maturing relationship? Growth, change and resilience

    Briefing/policy papers

  16. China the largest new aid donor in some of the world’s poorer countries – new report

    Press Release

  17. The triple transition of a slowing China, lower oil prices and a higher US dollar

    Working papers

  18. Bricks and dollars: 10 lessons on improving public investment in infrastructure

    Research reports

  19. China’s balancing act

    Research reports

  20. China-Africa: a maturing relationship?

    Event