CATEGORY
Maps and GIS
ACCESS
open access
URL
https://thepeoplesmap.net
DESCRIPTION
The People's Map of Global China is an open-access interactive platform tracking China's complex and rapidly evolving international activities worldwide. Drawing on expertise from researchers and civil society organizations globally, the map provides in-depth, grounded knowledge about China's global imprint reflecting real-time developments. The platform features profiles of countries and individual projects (Belt and Road Initiative, resource extraction, infrastructure, telecommunications, ports, etc.), sortable by multiple parameters. Critically, the platform centers voices and perspectives from communities affected by Chinese projects. Users can filter by impact categories (human rights, environment, labor, debt, etc.), company involvement, financing sources, and geographic region. The map documents both positive developments (infrastructure improvements, economic opportunities) and negative impacts (debt burdens, environmental degradation, labor issues, displacement). This crowdsourced, continuously updated resource serves journalists, researchers, policymakers, activists, and affected communities seeking verified information about China's global economic footprint beyond official narratives.
SOURCE LIST
ACLS Open Database Resource Guide
TAGS
LAST MODIFIED
2026-01-16