Exploring China’s stories to map the world of tomorrow: data & ideas
Funded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York, NYU Shanghai & NYU, and the British Academy
What do Gwadar (Pakistan) and Vado Ligure (Italy) have in common?
In this interview, Filippo Boni compares two very different Chinese port investments and explains why both occupy an important place in China's global strategy.
https://t.co/1tSl9YYOy7
Beyond megaprojects and state-owned firms, how do Chinese private businesses actually operate in Africa?
Dr. Elisa Gambino discusses trade networks, labor, retail malls, and local negotiations across West Africa.
Watch now: https://t.co/1w7LqZEtYD
#GlobalChina#ChinaAfrica
China’s presence in Africa is often reduced to simple narratives: exploitation or development.
Reality is more complex.
Dr. Cobus Van Staden unpacks what’s really happening, from infrastructure to media influence
https://t.co/9NZsBHuWVQ
AI needs energy.
Green tech needs minerals.
Minerals need geopolitics.
China understood this early.
The West is still catching up.
Full conversation with @skalantzakos
https://t.co/N11SjE5vWc
#energy#AI#green
After 10 years of U.S.–China “confrontation”:
• More security? ❌
• More competitiveness? ❌
• Better outcomes? ❌
So why keep doubling down?
🎥 Full interview with Huang Zhengyu: https://t.co/gIua7LrF7h
#US#China#ChinaPolicy#NationalSecurity#DataMatters#IP#War
“Bad assumptions lead to bad policy.”
In our Mapping Global China conversation, Huang Zhengyu explains why the U.S. needs evidence, not escalation, to navigate China, technology, and global competition:
https://t.co/gIua7LrF7h
#Geopolitics#ChinaPolicy#USChinaRelations
A conversation on China’s urbanization and its global impact with Lola Woetzel, Visiting Professor at @nyushanghai and former Senior Partner at McKinsey & Company
https://t.co/iRFeSUyonH
What Does “Global China” Actually Look Like on the Ground in Argentina?
Anthropologist Máximo Badaró explains how China’s presence in Argentina is shaped by negotiation, local actors, and improvisation.
🎥 Watch the full interview 👇
https://t.co/mZSo51oIsD
#GlobalChina#China
What does “Global China” look like on the ground beyond maps and megaprojects?
In our latest interview, Hasan H. Karrar explores CPEC, border trade, and everyday life in Pakistan & Central Asia, where global investments meet local realities.
🎥 Watch: https://t.co/WouwM88acR
New interview:
Maria Adele Carrai speaks with Mohammed Alsudairi (King Faisal Center) on how China–Gulf relations have evolved and where they are heading.
Watch here 👇
https://t.co/Vt5GlTO4uC
📸 Recap: Decoding China’s Foreign-Related Rule of Law, Nov 21–22, 2025. Co-hosted by @nyushanghai , @MapGlobalChina and USALI, with global scholars discussing FRROL & its impact on legal norms.
#NYU#FRROL#ChinaStudies
Harvard’s Peter K. Bol joins Mapping Global China Conversations to discuss local elites, AI in the humanities, and the future of online teaching.
Watch now 👉 https://t.co/LTGfYHpHKW
Why did a small German city become a key player in China–Europe trade? 🇨🇳🇩🇪
In their latest research, Giulia Romano and Markus Taube explore Duisburg and what it reveals about China’s growing influence in global logistics.
https://t.co/gQGh87iz80
🌏 How do Chinese companies navigate US laws in a tense geopolitical climate?
Professor Ji Li, interviewed by Xiaojiao Wang, breaks it down: from TikTok to transnational businesses.
Watch the full interview here: https://t.co/f96hE7QH00
#USChinaRelations#BusinessLaw#TikTok
Is China really in the driver’s seat for #BRI projects in Africa?
A research brief by Julie Yu Wen Chen for Mapping Global China explores how African actors actively shape, adapt, and sometimes resist, BRI cooperation on their own terms.
Read here 👇
🔗https://t.co/XT5nnme6lI
💡 How is China shaping global trade & investment?
In this interview, Professor @michele_geraci explains:
-BRI’s economic & political impact
-China’s role in a multipolar world
-Investments in Europe & developing countries
Watch & join the conversation: https://t.co/VkqrKTNckF
Are global poverty statistics telling us the truth?
In this interview, Prof. @ThomasPogge (Yale University) talks with Maria Adele Carrai about China’s complex role in poverty reduction.
🎥 Watch the full conversation on YouTube: https://t.co/c2DxRPlS5H