Tag: China*
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Major Chinese Battles along the Yellow and Yangtze River, 1920-1940s
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M190 Creator: Katherine McKendrick ’19 Environmental Studies
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China-Built Telecom Infrastructure in Ethiopia
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M188 Creator: Elise Freling ’21 Film & Media Studies Continent (Africa) Map I plotted out the distribution of direct aid and business deals between China and the whole of Africa in order to compare the frequency of overall projects in Ethiopia to the frequency of projects in neighboring countries. In Ethiopia, most of…
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Chinese Investments in Zimbabwe, 2011-2020
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M187 Creator: Donghui Li ’21 Business and International Relations This map captures important Chinese investment from various sectors such as education, power, health, building, and communication in Zimbabwe from 2011 to 2020. The main goal of this map is to present and compare Chinese investment before and after the 2017 coup which removed…
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Huawei and Nigerian Telecommunications
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M186 Creator: Jiayu Zhang ’22 Business and History Nigeria has the second largest economy and the largest population in Africa. Telecommunication is one of the fastest growing industries in Nigeria, contributing to 10 percent of Nigeria’s GDP in Q1 2020. Despite its bright potential, the telecommunication industry in Nigeria is not without its…
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China-DRC Mining and Forestry Relations
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M185 Creator: Josh Allon ’21 History The map illustrates the various imports and exports benefitting China and the DRC. In the forestry sectors (the Equateur and Bandundu provinces) 57 artisanal licenses were distributed (specifically to companies linked to Chinese capital) and approximately four million dollars was invested into the forestry sector, while approximately…
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Chinese Investments in Mozambique
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M184 Creator: Evan Cohen Doty ’24 Computer Science In the map we can see each of the regions of Mozambique highlighted in one of three colors. Regions highlighted in light red indicate a lack of substantial1 Chinese investment in agriculture, while regions highlighted in light green indicate that there has been substantial Chinese…
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Major Railways in Kenya
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M183 Creator: Cal Branning ’21 International Relations This map accurately shows the route and location of the main operational railways in Kenya, including the first and second phase of the Chinese-funded SGR line, and the remaining British-built narrow-gage lines. Shown on the map in red is the Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway, which began…
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Chinese Involvement in Nigerian Railway
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M182 Creator: Can Yang ’22 Finance and Digital Media Studies With a land area of 923,769 sq. km, a population estimate of 200 million people, and the largest economy in Africa, the centrality of effective public transportation in Nigeria is readily seen. Poor transportation infrastructure in Nigeria has been a major economic bottleneck…
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Ethiopian Dams Financed or Built by the Chinese
ElyaDatabase ID Number: M181 Creator: Brandon Pachman ’20 History The map shows the dams that the Chinese have either financed (Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, Tekeze Dam, Gibe Dams) or built directly (Genale Dawa Dams). The names of the dams are in black, and the pushpin indicates their location. Lake T’ana, the water source for the Blue…
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American Bases in Okinawa: Remove, Not Remove?
American Bases in Okinawa: Remove, Not Remove? On 19 June 2016, an estimated 65,000 people mourned the death of Rina Shimabukuro (1996-2016) at a stadium in Naha, Okinawa’s prefectural capital. Rina’s body was found in bushes beside a road in Central Okinawa, three weeks after she had disappeared while taking a walk. The only suspect…