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China Needs $3 Trillion Local Debt Solution, Top Economist Says

China Needs $3 Trillion Local Debt Solution, Top Economist Says

(Bloomberg) -- China needs to vastly step up its efforts to cleanse the balance sheets of the nation’s local governments, giving them the sp

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To understand the function and organization of Chinese lending landscape urgewald initiated a series of briefing papers. The No.1 Who is who in the Chinese institutional lending landscape explains f.e. where the AIIB is located in the overall political structure of the Chinese state and which other financial institutions fullfill which roles.

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Shein: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling the company's success

Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.

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To understand the function and organization of Chinese lending landscape urgewald initiated a series of briefing papers. The No.1 Who is who in the Chinese institutional lending landscape explains f.e. where the AIIB is located in the overall political structure of the Chinese state and which other financial institutions fullfill which roles.

To understand the function and organization of Chinese lending landscape urgewald initiated a series of briefing papers. The No.1 Who is who in the Chinese institutional lending landscape explains f.e. where the AIIB is located in the overall political structure of the Chinese state and which other financial institutions fullfill which roles.

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Organizations that set international technical standards face two potential challenges: one from China, which wants to deepen its participation in these groups, and the other from the United States, which might overreact to China’s activities and undermine the system.

Organizations that set international technical standards face two potential challenges: one from China, which wants to deepen its participation in these groups, and the other from the United States, which might overreact to China’s activities and undermine the system.

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Could China’s population start falling?

China's population is set to get smaller for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Why? And how will this affect the rest of the world?

China's population is set to get smaller for the first time since the great famine struck 60 years ago. Why? And how will this affect the rest of the world?

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Even as Washington ramps up pressure over human rights abuses, Beijing is investing more in a labor program it sees as a form of charity.

Even as Washington ramps up pressure over human rights abuses, Beijing is investing more in a labor program it sees as a form of charity.

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Satellite observations reveal 13 years of reservoir filling strategies, operating rules, and hydrological alterations in the Upper Mekong River basin

Abstract. The current situation in the Lancang–Mekong River basin is emblematic of the issues faced by many transboundary basins around the world: riparian countries prioritize national water–energy policies and provide limited information on how major infrastructures are operated.

Abstract. The current situation in the Lancang–Mekong River basin is emblematic of the issues faced by many transboundary basins around the world: riparian countries prioritize national water–energy policies and provide limited information on how major infrastructures are operated.

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How China’s past shapes Xi's thinking - and his view of the world

Heightened tensions with Taiwan has the world wondering where President Xi Jinping sees China on the world stage.

Heightened tensions with Taiwan has the world wondering where President Xi Jinping sees China on the world stage.

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AIIB’s environmental and social safeguards under scrutiny ahead of annual meeting

New studies claim the young multilateral bank has loopholes in its environmental and social safeguards that allow negative impacts on communities

New studies claim the young multilateral bank has loopholes in its environmental and social safeguards that allow negative impacts on communities

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The answer to the biodiversity crisis is not more debt

Funding pledges from China and other countries need to be given in grants — which must include research grants — and not as a reward for taking out loans.

Funding pledges from China and other countries need to be given in grants — which must include research grants — and not as a reward for taking out loans.

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China agricultural service firms eye overseas market

Trade in agricultural services will become a fresh growth point for domestic companies to invest in related projects abroad, as well as help ensure the world's food supply going forward, said government officials on Tuesday.

Trade in agricultural services will become a fresh growth point for domestic companies to invest in related projects abroad, as well as help ensure the world's food supply going forward, said government officials on Tuesday.

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China is accused of exporting authoritarian technology. But the west has done so, too, more covertly

While it may be difficult to enact a global set of regulations on surveillance technologies, individual countries can take the lead with enhanced monitoring and stronger laws.

While it may be difficult to enact a global set of regulations on surveillance technologies, individual countries can take the lead with enhanced monitoring and stronger laws.

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Hidden debt and ‘major implementation challenges’ on China’s Belt and Road

A comprehensive report from AidData estimates that $385 billion in debt from Chinese loans have been hidden from official balance sheets, and 35% of China’s Belt and Road projects have “major implementation challenges.”

A comprehensive report from AidData estimates that $385 billion in debt from Chinese loans have been hidden from official balance sheets, and 35% of China’s Belt and Road projects have “major implementation challenges.”

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William & Mary research lab publishes new report tracking Chinese development projects

AidData, a research lab based at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute, released a new dataset on Wednesday tracking China’s overseas development finance program.

AidData, a research lab based at William & Mary’s Global Research Institute, released a new dataset on Wednesday tracking China’s overseas development finance program.

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Geolocated dataset of Chinese overseas development finance - Scientific Data

China is now the world’s largest source of bilateral development finance and will likely continue to play a prominent role in sovereign lending through its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. This paper introduces major methodological enhancements in tracking this finance: the use of an original application programming interface (API) to gathers news in multiple languages; double-verification of every record to ensure every finance commitment has been formalized; and visual geo-location to trace the precise footprint of every project.

China is now the world’s largest source of bilateral development finance and will likely continue to play a prominent role in sovereign lending through its multi-billion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative. This paper introduces major methodological enhancements in tracking this finance: the use of an original application programming interface (API) to gathers news in multiple languages; double-verification of every record to ensure every finance commitment has been formalized; and visual geo-location to trace the precise footprint of every project.

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Chinese Mining and Indigenous Resistance in Ecuador

Chinese mining conglomerates sought to adapt to local conditions by forging alliances with the Ecuadorian national government. But these Chinese efforts to leverage local players undercut and divided Indigenous opposition in unsustainable ways that have backfired.

Chinese mining conglomerates sought to adapt to local conditions by forging alliances with the Ecuadorian national government. But these Chinese efforts to leverage local players undercut and divided Indigenous opposition in unsustainable ways that have backfired.