China is financing ports all over the world. Pakistan's Gwadar port was meant to be a shining success. But almost two decades later, it still sits empty. What does this tell us about China's BRI investments worldwide?
In this repository, you will find the methodology, data and code behind the story that came out of this analysis.
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The file Database.xlsx contains the data our analysis is based on, as well as a complete list of sources used. Some important data sources are:
- AidData's China's Official Seaport Finance Dataset 2000-2021 was, among other sources, used to identify ports financed by China
- ship tracking and maritime analytics provider MarineTraffic provided data on the number of arrivals logged in relevant ports
- Maritime research service Drewry provided information on the container throughput of relevant ports
- The AEI China Global Investment Tracker was used to compare Chinese spending on BRI projects over time
- The World Bank International Debt Statistics were used to analyze external debt to China
- Azeem Khalid, COMSATS University Islamabad
- Jacob Mardell, n-ost, formerly Mercator Institute for China Studies
- Athanasios Pallis, University of Piraeus
- Ryuichi Shibasaki, University of Tokyo