China 360° pulls expertise from across CFR to understand China’s global activities and how countries respond.
This interactive map tracks China’s global economic expansion through investments in overseas industrial parks. Users can plot the location of each industrial park and view detailed information about the type of economic activity, the specific Chinese investors involved, and the proximity to strategic Chinese investments in ports and airports.
By Zongyuan Zoe Liu
By Nathan Schoonover
China-Africa relations in June were largely defined by two comprehensive diplomatic, trade-oriented meetings, both of which were held in China: the Ministerial Meeting of Coordinators on the Implementation of the Follow-Up Actions of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation and the Fourth Annual China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo.
By Nathan Schoonover
By Nathan Schoonover and Giulio Bianco
By Nathan Schoonover
August’s edition of China and Climate discusses China’s latest plan for coal development, new U.S. tariffs on polysilicon, and China’s activity in the Arctic.
By Mia Beams, Nicole Lu and Angus Soderberg
July’s edition of China and Climate discusses China’s continued nuclear power expansion, ASEAN’s search for energy security, and China’s clean tech oversupply.
By Mia Beams, Nicole Lu and Angus Soderberg
May’s edition of China and Climate discusses President Vladimir Putin’s recent trip to China, highlighting the countries’ energy ties and pipeline agreement, China’s support of a recent UN General Assembly climate resolution, and China’s response to the conflict in Iran.
By Mia Beams and Angus Soderberg
April’s edition of China and Climate provides an update on China’s response to the Iran war and unpacks recent climate governance measures, the Spanish prime minister’s trip to Beijing, Chinese battery manufacturing strengths, and the anticipation of extreme flooding in 2026.
By Mia Beams and Angus Soderberg
March’s edition of China and Climate tracks China’s response to the Iran war, as well as its updated five-year plan and new environment and ecology code, and unpacks China’s crude-oil stockpiling.
By Mia Beams and Angus Soderberg
The China and Climate primer series tracks and breaks down China’s engagement with energy and climate issues around the world. February coverage focused on China’s complaints about domestic manufacturing practices in India, how China is updating its grid, a revised set of air quality standards, and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s trip to Beijing.
By Mia Beams and Angus Soderberg
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