Research reports and studiesFebruary 2021Beatrice Tanjangco, Yue Cao, Rebecca Nadin, Olena Borodyna, Linda Calabrese and Yunnan ChenConstruction on the China–Laos railway project. Photo: BENS_TINO/ShutterstockThis is the second report in ODI’s Economic Pulse series. Pulse 2 explores China’s international economic response as the world adapts to Covid-19. The report analyses China’s international engagements, especially in developing countries, against the backdrop of its own recovery and a still difficult external trade environment. China will have to navigate its role in the new Covid-19 normal while balancing both growth and financial stability in its own recovery. It will also be balancing its domestic and international agendas as it pursues the ‘dual-circulation’ strategy.About ODI’s Economic Pulse seriesThe Covid-19 pandemic has prompted governments around the world to change their economic and political priorities, and China is no exception. Its shifting priorities will have implications for its engagement in developing economies. ODI’s Economic Pulse series reviews Chinese macroeconomic indicators, project-level data, policy announcements and debt negotiations to forge a holistic view of the country’s international economic response.Read the research Pulse 2: China navigates its Covid-19 recovery – outward investment appetite and implications for developing countriesDocumentpdfCorrections and clarificationsPublished online: 2 February 2021.Corrected online: 12 February 2021. The note to Figure 11 was updated to clarify the limitations of our access to the source data.Related China and global development: six things to read and listen to in January 2021 Top things to read and listen to this month on China and global development.Articles and blogs26 January 2021 Economic Pulse 1: Covid-19 and economic crisis – China’s recovery and international response The first report in ODI’s Economic Pulse series, which collects and analyses information on Chinese economic activity in developing countries.Research reports and studies30 November 2020 China and global development: ten things to read and watch in November Top things to read and watch this month on the fifth plenary session, the dual circulation strategy and China’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality.Articles and blogs26 November 2020See more:coronaviruseconomic policyeconomic developmentChina
