Mapping Global China: Data, Maps, and Stories of China’s Global Presence

Speakers: Adele Carrai, Associate Professor, University of Oxford & Davide Zoppolato, Hong Yen Chang Center Fellow, Columbia Law School Moderator: Iain Johnston, The Governor James Albert Noe and Linda Noe Laine Research Professor of China in World Affairs, Harvard University Abstract: This presentation introduces Mapping Global China, an open-access research initiative that maps and analyzes China’s expanding global presence. Bringing together original datasets, interactive maps, and narrative storytelling, the project examines how Chinese capital, institutions, infrastructure, and other forms of engagement are reshaping places around the world. I will present some of the project’s new tools and findings and reflect on what mapping can reveal about the changing geography of Global China.