By Xia Li Certification is used in many industries to solve information problems when product quality or firm behavior is hard to assess. In fact, it is so common that many industries have multiple voluntary certification programs, including the building sector. This is true in China, where there are two widely used certifications for green […]
By Jake Werner In both Beijing and Washington, the recent history of mutual gain in the US–China relationship is increasingly seen as an exercise in self-deceit. Where shared benefits were once recognized, elites on both sides now perceive the national interests and even the national character of the other to be incompatible with their own. […]
In both the United States and China, opinion has moved from a cautious embrace of the other to a conviction that earlier collaboration was naïve and that a “clear-eyed” analysis discloses the other to be possessed of a fundamentally hostile essence. In Washington, policymakers increasingly view Chinese economic statecraft as an attack on the ideals […]
By Bridgette Lang According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world has added more than 530 GW of newly built hydropower generating capacity from 2000 to 2019, accounting for 40 percent of all capacity the world has built since the 1900s. China is not absent in this worldwide trend, and in fact, has been […]
Faced with pressure to deliver economic development, improve access to electricity, enhance energy supply security while simultaneously addressing the growing concerns about climate risks and impacts, many countries around the world have turned to hydropower in recent years. According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), the world has added more than 530 GW of newly […]
By Victoria Chonn Ching China’s overseas investments have experienced a significant upward trend since the start of the 21st century, positioning the country as an important source of investments and raising questions about their impact in many countries. Latin America is no exception. What is the influence of China’s investments in Latin America? More specifically, […]
Economically, the asymmetry between China and Latin America has led to discourses that underline the prevalence of China’s interests over those of Latin American countries, given China’s position as the more powerful player. Politically, greater attention has been placed on how China could be using its economic leverage to advance political and ideological gains. But […]
By Bridgette Lang The Boston University Global Development Policy Center manages a suite of five interactive public databases that collectively track hundreds of billions of dollars in Chinese loans and investment to a variety of sectors, including energy and other infrastructure development. The Global China Initiative within the GDP Center manages and updates these databases […]
By Bridgette Lang Though 2020 was a year of economic contraction around the world, it was also a year of continued growth and enlargement for the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) in Latin America. Additionally, the Chinese share of regional exports grew, as did China’s energy sector involvement […]
By Kevin Acker Chinese loans have become an important source of infrastructure finance for African countries over the past two decades, with Chinese financiers committing approximately $153 billion to African governments and state-owned enterprises between 2000 and 2019. The COVID-19 crisis has introduced new challenges to African borrowers and Chinese financiers, as borrowers negotiate debt […]