Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠

Researcher @ODI_Global, PhD @SAISHopkins. Former @GDP_Center @SAIScari #ChinaAfrica #developmentfinance. British-Chinese via. the scenic route

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

My comment to @FT @JKynge on 10 years of China's Belt and Road:

BRI was China's global public goods offer to the world. On much-needed infrastructure finance, it delivered✅
But finance also brought moral hazard issues 🛑- and that model will shift.

https://t.co/gXcntKzr9J

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

China’s global development finance is in a state of transformation. In our latest podcast, @YunnanChen and Teal Emery unpack the shift from mega infrastructure to green finance, and why closing the information gap is urgent for stakeholders.

Watch - https://t.co/cni9trQpcb

[Umesh Moramudali @UmeshMoramudali]

@YunnanChen and I explored the changing dynamics of the Sri Lanka - China relationship under the new government of Sri Lanka. One of the major features is Chinese capital flows to Sri Lanka shifting from debt financing to investment. Sinopec refinery is one such example.

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

Unpacking the Complexities of Chinese Lending to Africa.

Tune in to this week's edition of the China in Africa podcast as Tianyi Wu (Oxford) & @YunnanChen, a researcher at @ODI_Global join Eric and Cobus to discuss China's lending practices in Africa.

Listen now!🎧

[Linda Calabrese 姜琳达 @lindacalab]

📢Last week I published my latest list of must-reads on China + Global Development!

🗒️: FOCAC, overcapacity and critical minerals

🔗Link here: https://t.co/Az5mOjYAKB

[ODI Global | odi-global.bsky.social @ODI_Global]

Coming up next month 🚨

We'll be releasing new research from @tianyiwu530 & @YunnanChen which examines the behaviours of Chinese commercial creditors.

It finds they are more costly and risk-averse, offer less concessional financing.

Stay tuned! #ChinaAfrica #FOCAC2024

[YoungChinaWatchers @YCW_Global]

📣 Upcoming event: Join us for a discussion on #China-#Africa relations in the context of #FOCAC 2024, co-hosted with @CAAC_Network
📅 Sep 10
🕰 6pm
📍 LSE
With @fchemura, @jadescarfe, @LukasdkFiala & @YunnanChen - chaired by @BelindaSchaepe
Register: https://t.co/VqjzRWTX7i

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

Thanks for the interesting conversation, and great to be quoted in this piece of analysis from @onu_kwue @semafor

[Alexander Onukwue @onu_kwue]

Debt-related fragility in Africa and China’s need for long-term multibillion-dollar sales to shape talks in Beijing this week

my @semaforafrica FOCAC preview report: https://t.co/POxALnm2Fj

h/t @YunnanChen @OvigweEguegu

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

📢Happening Sep 10, 6pm @LSE
Hosted by @CAAC_Network UK Chapter and @YCW_Global London

FOCAC 2024 and the future of China-Africa relations
Panel discussion and networking 🍸

Sign up below 👇

@BelindaSchaepe @fchemura @jadescarfe @LukasdkFiala
#FOCAC
https://t.co/FffsnnSevU

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

New volume of essays focused on Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 now published, featuring our analysis and policy proposal on debt restructuring with private sector bondholders.

Read now 👓

[ODI Trade | @odi-trade.bsky.social @ODI_trade]

Can #SriLanka🇱🇰 move beyond recovery to achieve lasting economic prosperity? Our new essay series explores this, offering a roadmap for sustainable, equitable growth.

Read 27 policy proposals from leading experts on how the nation can shift from debt to transformative growth.
⬇️

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

For the coming #FOCAC summit, my 3 things to look out for:

🌲Green investment (renewables, NEVs) and finance will be major themes
💸 Financing pledges: how big and where? Role for Afr PDBs?
🤝 Handshakes and milestones announced on debt restructuring

Listen below 👇

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

@YunnanChen from @ODI_Global outlines 3 key elements to monitor at FOCAC 9.

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

And @ODI_Global Research Fellow @YunnanChen cautions that expectations of a big financial pledge at the end of the summit should probably be tempered. Check out her three trends to watch at FOCAC 9.
https://t.co/wLxOc0UZSD

[Sara Pantuliano - @sara-pantuliano.bsky.social @SaraPantuliano]

Last month we released our 50th @ODI_Global #ThinkChangePodcast! 🎉

Constantly inspired by our brilliant guests who are shaping the debate on today's most critical global issues.

This special episode revisits a few of our favourite conversations so far: https://t.co/InppeZzl0A

[Gerardo L. Munck @GerardoMunck]

𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗖. 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝘁 passed away on July 19. He was a political scientist and specialist in Southeast Asia. He was a dissident within Political Science. Yet his books opened up lines of research on central issues, such as the exercise of power and resistance to power.👇

[Lina Benabdallah 🎩 @LBenabdallah]

It was great chatting with Eric and @stadenesque about our @APRI_Africa #AfricaChina narratives report edited by @folasoule with contributions from Cobus, @YunnanChen and @yushan_wu!

[Yunnan Chen 陈韵楠 @YunnanChen]

Great perspectives from @LBenabdallah and my collaborators @yushan_wu @stadenesque @folasoule on this project on China-Africa narratives. Huge thanks to @ChinaGSProject @eric_olander for having us!

Listen to our podcast discussion 👇

[The China-Global South Project @ChinaGSProject]

This week, Eric and Cobus are joined by Lina Benabdallah, Yunnan Chen, and Yu-Shan Wu, who recently published papers exploring the emergence of non-Western-centric narratives of Chinese engagement in Africa.

Listen to the podcast to understand their perspectives about what a new Africa-China story looks like. https://t.co/YndmIlqKlw

[Lorena Lombardozzi 🍉 https://bsky.app/profile/lor @floretta_voice]

3) @YunnanChen analyses railways in Ethiopia https://t.co/nhoWUZE9YP

[Lorena Lombardozzi 🍉 https://bsky.app/profile/lor @floretta_voice]

🥳Our special issue is out! "The Belt and Road Initiative and Dynamics of Structural Transformation" OpenAccess intro 👇https://t.co/ZdcCehZNad A multi-year labour of love w/t @lindacalab & Rhys Jenkins, @EADI editors @AntoAndreoni, and brilliant scholars. 🧵of 7 papers:

[Afrobarometer @afrobarometer]

“What are Africa’s China narratives? A survey by Afrobarometer between 2019 and mid-2021 across 34 countries showed that 62% of Africans see China’s influence in Africa as positive, similar to the 60% who said so in the case of the US. This suggests that US-China rivalry may not constitute an either-or dilemma for ordinary African citizens, but rather a win-win situation.”

Find out more in this policy brief authored by Folashadé Soulé ( @folasoule), Cobus van Staden (@stadenesque), Lina Benabdallah (@LBenabdallah), Yu-Shan Wu (@yushan_wu), and Yunnan Chen (@YunnanChen)

Read the policy brief here: https://t.co/XYNebz9R2i

#VoicesAfrica #China #GlobalRelations

[Folashade Soule @folasoule]

#Publication Glad to share this @APRI_Africa and @BKHS_Stiftung collection of briefs questioning the importance of tracking and interrogating the construction, diffusion and purpose of #narratives in China-Africa relations amidst global power shifts.

https://t.co/qIUUJq6o5v

[APRI - Africa Policy Research Institute @APRI_Africa]

China’s growing influence in Africa is often framed as a threat. At least this is a popular narrative held in Europe and in the US. However, how are these narratives constructed and diffused? What are Africa-China narratives held amongst Africans? Furthermore, how do narratives impact international cooperation?

We are excited to investigate these questions in the APRI publication "Exploring the Role of Narratives in China-Africa Relations" - produced in partnership with @BKHS_Stiftung. The publication builds on the international conference  "From "workshop of the world" to "systemic rival"? hosted in Hamburg in the spring of 2023 and is authored by: @folasoule, @LBenabdallah, @stadenesque, @YunnanChen and @yushan_wu

We are grateful for the collaboration that made this publication possible and was led by the APRI executive director, Dr. @loomnie and Dr. Elisabeth Winter, Program Director Global Markets and Social Justice at BKHS.

You can find the publication here: https://t.co/aso9HrzQbT

#AfricaChinaRelations #ChinaAfricaCooperation #DevelopmentPartnerships #SharedOpportunities #AfricaEuropeRelations #AfricaUSRelations #USChinaRelations #EuropeChinaRelations