Indicator Scoreboards
Explore indicators and evidence data in detail to gain a in-depth understanding of PRC influence.
Media
In my country, there are media organizations that belong to the World Chinese Media (世界华文媒体) network.
2024
36/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
38/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, there are journalists or media organizations which are members of the Belt and Road Media Cooperation Alliance/Union, the Belt and Road News Alliance, or other Belt and Road media networks that connected to PRC (e.g. Belt and Road Media Community, Belt and Road Journalists Network, Belt and Road News Network, or B&R TV Networks).
2024
49/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
42/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, journalists, media organizations, or online influencers have participated in international travel organized by PRC state-owned media or PRC-connected entities.
2024
72/ 94
Affected Countries
2022
56/ 71
Affected Countries
In my country, there are journalists, media organizations or online influencers who have received trainings from PRC state-owned media or PRC-connected entities.
2024
48/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
42/ 79
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC state media (including print, radio, and video) is broadcasted or distributed in a local language.
2024
72/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
57/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are local media outlets wholly or majority owned by PRC-connected individuals or entities, or media owners who have significant business interests in the PRC.
2024
37/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
36/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, media outlets have delivered content provided by PRC state-funded media, or under content-sharing agreements with PRC state-funded media.
2024
73/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
57/ 79
Affected Countries
In my country, local newspapers, online news websites, content farms, or social media platforms receive economic support by regularly featuring advertisements from PRC-connected entities.
2024
37/ 95
Affected Countries
2022
43/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are journalists who have had pressure exerted on them by the PRC, including (but not limited to) public denunciation, revocation of journalist ID, denial of visa, lawsuits, or threat thereof.
2024
30/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
24/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are media organizations that describe relations with the PRC as based on friendship, brotherhood, or otherwise use emotive language that refers to the relationship in familial terms.
2024
56/ 97
Affected Countries
In my country, there are media personalities (including reporters, journalists or commentators) or celebrities who echo PRC talking points, such as denying the existence of or whitewashing human rights abuses (e.g. a media personality who rejects that there are re-education camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang).
2024
37/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
36/ 80
Affected Countries
Academia
In my country, universities have established research partnerships with PRC-connected entities. (e.g. Huawei, Tencent or Alibaba)
2024
91/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
73/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, there are Confucius Institutes/Classrooms or other PRC-affiliated Chinese language centers based at universities.
2024
91/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
77/ 82
Affected Countries
My country plans to include, or does include, Chinese as a foreign language in K-12 or primary education, and receives free or subsidized (e.g. offered below market price) educational books and teachers from the PRC.
2024
40/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
35/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, one or more think tanks and academic research centers belong to PRC-affiliated networks/associations (such as: the Silk Road Think Tank Association, Silk Road Think Tank Network [SiLKS], Belt and Road Studies Network, University Alliance of the Silk Road, University Consortium of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road).
2024
52/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
40/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, think tanks and academic research centers have received financial benefits from PRC-connected individuals or entities, such as through grants, donations, sponsored exchange programs, or fellowship programs at PRC institutions.
2024
62/ 91
Affected Countries
2022
51/ 72
Affected Countries
In my country, experts participate in PRC talent recruitment programs such as the Thousand Talents Program or Changjiang Scholars program.
2024
45/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
32/ 79
Affected Countries
In my country, scholars have taken trips to the PRC or to other countries organized or run by PRC-connected individuals or entities.
2024
61/ 92
Affected Countries
2022
52/ 69
Affected Countries
In my country, organized PRC-connected student groups, such as Chinese Students and Scholars Associations (CSSAs), are involved in attempts to censor staff or students (e.g. by harassing students protesting human rights abuses in the PRC, or formally complaining about the identification of Taiwan as a country in lecture slides).
2024
13/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
17/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, scholars or academics have been pressured after expressing opinions or producing scholarship that is critical of the PRC, including via visa denials for PRC travel, workplace censure, lawsuits, legal challenges, or threats thereof.
2024
11/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
11/ 75
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected entities have been involved in school or university curriculum design, such as courses about East Asian history, modern politics, etc.
2024
28/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
16/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, scholars have published articles that echo PRC talking points, such as denying the existence of or whitewashing human rights abuses (e.g. an academic who rejects that there are re-education camps for Uyghurs in Xinjiang).
2024
31/ 96
Affected Countries
Economy
The PRC is my country's number one trading partner (for trade in goods only).
2024
36/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
31/ 82
Affected Countries
PRC-connected entities own more than 25% of my country’s bilateral sovereign debt.
2024
20/ 93
Affected Countries
The PRC is the top customer for my country’s extractive industries.
2024
29/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
20/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-related entities own, operate or substantially control critical infrastructure (e.g. ports, power plants, digital data centers, etc) or sensitive sectors (biotech, raw materials, etc.)
2024
61/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
46/ 82
Affected Countries
My country joined (or applied to join) the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB).
2024
69/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
55/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, major businesses are members of the Silk Road Chamber of International Commerce, or of the Belt and Road Industrial and Commercial Alliance, or of the Belt and Road General Chamber of Commerce.
2024
38/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
41/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, financial institutions use the China Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS) clearing and settlement services system.
2024
30/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
18/ 81
Affected Countries
My country has been the target of PRC economic coercion (e.g. trade/investment sanctions, boycotts) after the government, private companies, or NGOs made statements or introduced policies deemed unfavorable to the PRC.
2024
15/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
15/ 80
Affected Countries
My country has free-trade agreement(s) with the PRC (either bilateral or as part of regional agreement(s)) that primarily deals with trade in goods or services, including digital goods or services.
2024
40/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
31/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, central or local governments have relaxed or removed regulatory restrictions, or have established special economic zones (or free trade zones, industrial parks, etc.) to attract investments or economic participation from the PRC.
2024
38/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
35/ 82
Affected Countries
My country has undergone a default or restructuring of a public debt arrangement with PRC-affiliated financial entities, which may have involved the transfer of my country's land or infrastructure in exchange for debt forgiveness.
2024
4/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
4/ 80
Affected Countries
Society
In my country, there are local groups or organizations with words like “Promotion of Peaceful Reunification” in their name, and they regularly publicize their views on Taiwan, Hong Kong, Tibet and Xinjiang issues.
2024
52/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
32/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are members and member organizations of United World Chinese Association (世界华人协会).
2024
22/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
19/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, labor unions have engaged with the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU) through exchanges or official visits, received material or financial donations, or participated in training sessions offered by the ACFTU on subjects like collective bargaining.
2024
22/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
13/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are Chinese diaspora community events and activities (e.g. Lunar New Year events, Dragon Boat Festival tournaments, etc) hosted or sponsored by organizations or personnel linked to the UFWD, or by PRC diplomats.
2024
72/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
30/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, there are PRC-connected professional associations, such as the All-China Journalists Association (中华全国新闻工作者协会), China Artists Association (中国艺术家协会), China Writers Association (中国作家协会) or All-China Women Federation (全国妇联), that are closely engaged with their local counterparts through exchanges or official visits, providing material or financial donations, or hosting training sessions.
2024
62/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
47/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected individuals or entities donate money or provide other types of support to religious communities and charities.
2024
47/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
35/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, the PRC government or PRC-connected entities distribute entertainment products (including: drama and TV shows) or related hardwares (e.g. OTT streaming players hosting PRC media channels) freely or at a cheap price.
2024
57/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
42/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected entities are the main shareholders or developers of the top five popular social media/messaging apps, based on their usage.
2024
64/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
36/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, there are cultural events, cultural exchange projects, or cultural organizations that are funded by or receive funding from PRC-connected entities, including in sports.
2024
81/ 96
Affected Countries
In my country, gamers, gaming communities, or game developers/publishers have been involved in freedom of speech controversies related to the PRC.
2024
5/ 98
Affected Countries
In my country, polling data or opinion surveys indicate that a majority of citizens hold favorable views toward the PRC government.
2024
38/ 90
Affected Countries
2022
25/ 75
Affected Countries
Military
My country currently imports (or receives in-kind donation of) military or law-enforcement equipment or components of equipment from the PRC.
2024
56/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
46/ 82
Affected Countries
My country’s government has participated in one or more multilateral security dialogues organized by the PRC (e.g. China-Africa Peace and Security Forum; the Conference on Interaction & Confidence Building Measures in Asia).
2024
42/ 98
Affected Countries
My country co-develops or co-produces military or law-enforcement equipment with the PRC (including arrangements where PLA-affiliated professionals work in domestic labs researching dual-use technologies).
2024
19/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
15/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, there are reports that the PRC has expressed intentions or has taken actions to establish bases.
2024
13/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
13/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has participated in a humanitarian relief/disaster assistance (HADR) effort.
2024
15/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
19/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) military personnel are permanently or rotationally deployed (excluding defense attaches and peacekeepers).
2024
6/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
5/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, military professionals have participated in military education or training programs provided by the PRC.
2024
41/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
34/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, senior military or civilian defense leaders have participated in bilateral meetings with PLA officers at or above the one-star rank.
2024
41/ 95
Affected Countries
In my country, high-ranking retired or current military and/or intelligence officers have received direct or deferred benefits from PRC-connected individuals or entities openly or covertly (e.g. have been appointed to lucrative positions as board members or consultants with PRC-invested firms, casinos, energy companies, etc.) during or in retirement from public service.
2024
10/ 90
Affected Countries
2022
11/ 78
Affected Countries
In my country, high-ranking retired or current military and/or intelligence officials publicly advocate for friendly foreign policy or military cooperation with the PRC.
2024
27/ 94
Affected Countries
2022
13/ 81
Affected Countries
My country cooperates with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on military exchange exercises, including drills and war games.
2024
32/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
31/ 82
Affected Countries
Law Enforcement
My country currently maintains an extradition treaty, legal mutual assistance or other similar arrangements with the PRC.
2024
66/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
50/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, law enforcement authorities have signed cooperation agreements with the PRC on combating terrorism.
2024
35/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
26/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected gangs (such as Triad, 三合会) are known to be operating in my country.
2024
37/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
29/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, security services (安保/保安) offered by private PRC companies are contracted by national or subnational governments.
2024
13/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
15/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, law enforcement and judicial-related training offered by PRC-connected individuals or entities have been accepted by national or subnational governments.
2024
38/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
35/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, organized local criminal groups are known to have threatened or used violence to coerce, intimidate, or punish individuals critical of the PRC.
2024
9/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
13/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, there are reports of cyber attacks targeting government, critical infrastructure, or enterprises that were suspected to be initiated from the PRC.
2024
45/ 95
Affected Countries
2022
42/ 79
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected individuals or entities have established extra-legal physical premises from which to surveil or detain members of the Chinese diaspora (e.g. overseas police service stations).
2024
25/ 93
Affected Countries
My government has arbitrarily detained people at the behest of the PRC, such as those who engage in political activism or those who are members of minority groups.
2024
12/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
13/ 81
Affected Countries
My country has extradited or deported individuals to the PRC despite criticism from politicians, government employees, or NGOs.
2024
14/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
9/ 80
Affected Countries
My country has deployed video or internet surveillance systems from the PRC for law enforcement.
2024
60/ 94
Affected Countries
2022
51/ 81
Affected Countries
Technology
In my country, PRC-connected entities (such as China Mobile, China Unicom or China Telecom) or their subsidiaries provide telecom services.
2024
36/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
30/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, telecoms have signed agreements to adopt hardwares or technical specifications of 4G or 5G cellular networks that are produced or developed by Huawei, ZTE or other PRC enterprises.
2024
80/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
66/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, internet service providers have signed agreements to adopt hardware or technical specifications for Wi-Fi or fiber optic/broadband networks that are produced or developed by PRC enterprises.
2024
67/ 91
Affected Countries
2022
60/ 74
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-connected entities are authorized to supply tech-related equipment for critical infrastructure (such as airports, public transport, government IT networks, ports etc.).
2024
75/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
53/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, the central or local government has signed agreements to adopt biometric surveillance technology (such as facial, voice, DNA or gait recognition) produced by PRC-connected entities.
2024
41/ 95
Affected Countries
2022
37/ 79
Affected Countries
In my country, one or more cities have procured, or have signed contracts with PRC-connected entities to establish “smart city systems.”
2024
48/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
46/ 81
Affected Countries
My country is directly served by a subsea or land-based major fiber optic internet cable built by a PRC-connected entity, or has greenlit plans for one to be built in the future.
2024
36/ 98
Affected Countries
In my country, PRC-affiliated venture capital, financial firms or PRC government entities invest in local technology start-ups.
2024
51/ 94
Affected Countries
2022
49/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, companies have publicly announced that they had signed MOUs to collaborate on technological development (such as collaborations in A.I., Blockchain, Cloud Computing, Big Data) with PRC-connected entities.
2024
60/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
48/ 79
Affected Countries
My country has signed space cooperation agreements or memorandums of understanding, or formed space cooperation mechanisms with PRC-connected entities.
2024
35/ 97
Affected Countries
In my country, the central or local government(s) has collaborated with the PRC on endorsing the use of the BeiDou satellite navigation system.
2024
28/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
17/ 81
Affected Countries
Domestic Politics
In my country, politicians or government employees at the sub-national level are signing agreements with the PRC government or state-owned enterprises.
2024
70/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
61/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, local municipalities or provinces have sister-city or sister-province ties (友好城市) with municipalities or provinces in the PRC.
2024
92/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
71/ 81
Affected Countries
In my country, politicians or government employees have taken trips to the PRC paid for by PRC-connected individuals or entities.
2024
45/ 92
Affected Countries
2022
51/ 73
Affected Countries
In my country, politicians or government employees at the local (non-national) level visit the PRC and meet with PRC officials and think tanks.
2024
64/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
80/ 81
Affected Countries
Representatives of a political party in my country’s national legislature have been invited to visit the PRC or attended events hosted by the International Department of the Chinese Communist Party (中共中央对外联络部), including World Political Parties Summits, CPC in Dialogue with World Political Parties High-Level Meetings, BRICS Political Parties Dialogues, Think Tanks and Civil Society Organizations Fora, etc.
2024
65/ 95
Affected Countries
2022
79/ 82
Affected Countries
In my country, there are reports of politicians or political parties receiving campaign finance or significant in-kind donations from PRC-connected entities or individuals.
2024
18/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
18/ 78
Affected Countries
In my country, groups with reported links to the United Front Work Department (UFWD) have hosted fundraisings or have provided other forms of support for government employees, politicians or parties.
2024
17/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
18/ 82
Affected Countries
PRC officials or PRC state media have criticized, harassed, or threatened local politicians, local government officials, or political parties in my country due to their activities, statements or policy advocacy.
2024
25/ 97
Affected Countries
In my country, politicians or government employees have publicly echoed PRC talking points (e.g. denying PRC human rights issues, arguing that the PRC’s one-party political system could be beneficial for my country’s economic growth).
2024
66/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
68/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, politicians or government employees have received direct or deferred benefits from PRC-connected individuals or entities openly or covertly (e.g. have been appointed to lucrative positions as board members or consultants with PRC-invested firms, casinos, energy companies, etc.) during or in retirement from public office.
2024
38/ 95
Affected Countries
2022
33/ 73
Affected Countries
In my country, officials, political parties, and political elites try to suppress criticism of the PRC.
2024
20/ 92
Affected Countries
Foreign Policy
My country’s legislature has a joint parliamentary friendship group, committee or other forms of sub-organizations with the PRC.
2024
72/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
57/ 82
Affected Countries
My country receives foreign aid or significant in-kind donations from the PRC.
2024
61/ 98
Affected Countries
The PRC provides training to diplomats or civil servants on governance from my country (such as at 国家行政学院 or 中央党校).
2024
47/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
41/ 80
Affected Countries
Citizens of my country have been detained in the PRC or denied exit for political reasons, a.k.a. “hostage diplomacy.”
2024
17/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
19/ 80
Affected Countries
In my country, politicians or government officials participate in events or projects affiliated with the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED, 中国环境与发展国际合作委员会).
2024
25/ 94
Affected Countries
My country has signed an agreement with the PRC to classify their diplomatic relationship as a "Strategic Partnership" or beyond.
2024
73/ 98
Affected Countries
My country unquestionably uses PRC’s "One China Principle" which articulates that Taiwan is an inalienable part of China, rather than my country's own "One China Policy."
2024
66/ 95
Affected Countries
My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's territorial claims (such as on the South China Sea arbitration ruling issued by the UNCLOS Arbitral Tribunal in July 2016); except claims over Taiwan, which are indirectly covered in indicator 7.
2024
77/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
57/ 81
Affected Countries
My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy towards the Uyghur population in Xinjiang.
2024
67/ 97
Affected Countries
2022
49/ 80
Affected Countries
My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's treatment, governance, or policy toward the Tibet population.
2024
76/ 96
Affected Countries
2022
59/ 80
Affected Countries
My government has supported, remained silent about, or opposed the PRC's ongoing repression in Hong Kong, such as the imposition of the National Security Law or other actions to persecute Hong Kong protestors or activists.
2024
73/ 98
Affected Countries
2022
57/ 81
Affected Countries