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Tracking Trillions: China's Global Influence
W&M's AidData just dropped a groundbreaking report revealing China's true global lending footprint — $2.2 trillion across 200 countries, including the U.S., U.K. and other high-income nations for the first time. Driven by student, faculty and staff research, the findings reveal Beijing's sweeping reach into critical infrastructure and high-tech assets. Major media are already amplifying the story.
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