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Area of Science:

  • Development Finance
  • Geospatial Analysis
  • International Relations

Background:

  • AidData's Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset (Version 3.0) tracks over 20,000 projects in 165 countries.
  • Chinese development finance is a significant global economic force.
  • Understanding the spatial distribution of these projects is crucial.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce a novel methodology for identifying geospatial features of Chinese development projects.
  • Create a geolocated dataset of Chinese development finance.
  • Enhance transparency and replicability in development finance research.

Main Methods:

  • Developed and applied a geospatial feature identification methodology.
  • Utilized AidData's Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset (Version 3.0) as the primary data source.
  • Geocoded over 9,405 projects, detailing specific infrastructure like roads, railways, and power plants.

Main Results:

  • Launched the Geospatial Global Chinese Development Finance Dataset (Version 3.0).
  • Captured geospatial features for 9,405 projects across 148 countries, totaling over USD 830 billion.
  • Precisely geocoded 6,266 projects and identified administrative locations for 3,139 others.

Conclusions:

  • The developed methodology effectively identifies and geolocates development projects.
  • The new dataset provides unprecedented spatial insights into Chinese development finance.
  • Publicly releasing the methodology, dataset, and code promotes further research and accountability.