Intelligence on China's global impact

China Is Everywhere.
China Expertise Isn't.

CGSP Intelligence gives governments, businesses and institutions the expert analysis, proprietary data and direct access to specialists needed to navigate China's expanding global influence.

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What is CGSP Intelligence?

Everything You Need to Understand China's Global Impact

CGSP Intelligence is a subscription platform combining original research, proprietary data and expert analysis to help your organization understand China's global impact. Briefings and direct access to specialists are available through eligible subscription tiers.

Built for governments, businesses, and institutions navigating a China-shaped world.

Expert Intelligence

Original analysis, daily reporting and specialized intelligence briefings on China and its relationships with the world.

Proprietary Data

Track Chinese investment, trade, infrastructure, critical minerals and geopolitical developments with specialized datasets and visualizations.

Personal Access

Engage CGSP's global network of analysts through briefings, discussions and advisory services, according to your subscription.

Strategic Foresight

Anticipate emerging risks and opportunities with forward-looking assessments and structured trend analysis.

No obligation. Speak directly with our intelligence team.
Inside the intelligence platform

Built to Inform the Decisions You Have to Make

Inform your views on China's global engagement. Human expertise brings depth to our analysis. AI helps you find and explore the insights you need, faster.

Analysis & intelligence briefings
Analysis & intelligence briefings

Understand emerging China-related risks

Original analysis and scheduled intelligence briefings from specialists covering China's engagement around the world, from Africa and Asia to Europe, the Americas, and the Middle East, focused on what it means for your organization.

Helps you decide: Where is China's influence growing in our markets, and what does it mean for us?
Proprietary data & tracking
Proprietary data & tracking

Monitor investments, projects and supply chains

Follow Chinese investment, infrastructure, critical minerals and trade activity over time with datasets built and maintained by CGSP researchers.

Helps you decide: Which projects, partners and supply chains should we be watching?
AI research assistant
AI research assistant

Find answers faster using CGSP intelligence

Ask a question in plain language and get an answer drawn only from CGSP's specialist research. Prepare a pre-trip brief, summarize a country's exposure or catch up on a topic before a meeting in minutes.

Helps you decide: What do we already know about this issue, and what should I read first?
The China expert video hub
The China expert video hub

Hear directly from leading specialists

Concise video commentary from CGSP analysts and our network of experts on the developments that matter most.

Helps you decide: Understand the expert debates on the topics shaping China's global reach.
Explore our intelligence trackers

See Where China Is Moving Before It Affects Your Strategy

Track shifts in China's global trade relationships, identify emerging markets and monitor the industries reshaping international supply chains, using proprietary datasets built by CGSP researchers.

China Trade Tracker

Monitor changing trade flows, market exposure and China's commercial relationships, country by country.

Use it to
  • Identify trade shifts and emerging dependencies
  • Spot new markets and opportunities early
  • Monitor the industries reshaping supply chains
Monitor changing trade flows, market exposure and China's commercial relationships, country by country
Also included: China Global Mediation Tracker Africa Electric Mobility Tracker Indonesia Nickel Tracker DR Congo Copper & Cobalt Map
See how CGSP Intelligence can support your organization.
We'll walk you through the trackers most relevant to your markets.
Meet our global experts

Technology can find information.
Our experts tell you what it means.

Go beyond published analysis. Connect with specialists who understand China's economic, political and strategic relationships in the markets that matter to you.

Eric Olander

Eric Olander

Editor-in-Chief
Lucy Stevenson-Yang

Lucy Stevenson-Yang

Director of Research & Intelligence
Cobus van Staden

Cobus van Staden

Head of Research
Géraud Neema

Géraud Neema

Africa Editor
Briana Boland

Briana Boland

Senior Editor, CGSP Intelligence
Rudy Lu

Rudy Lu

China Editor
Maria Cervantes

Maria Cervantes

Latin America & the Caribbean Editor
Njenga Hakeenah

Njenga Hakeenah

Climate & Mobility Editor
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Included with every subscription

Published research, briefings, trackers and video commentary from the full CGSP network.

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With Strategic and Advisory plans

Expert roundtables, private briefings and tailored guidance, with the level of access set by your subscription package.

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Built for Your Organization

Three levels of engagement, each tailored to your organization's priorities and team. Choose a starting point and our team will help shape the right package.

Level 1

Intelligence Essentials

Stay informed with original reporting, specialized newsletters, proprietary intelligence and scheduled briefings.

  • Exclusive Research & Analysis
  • Specialized newsletters and briefings
  • Proprietary data trackers and AI Advisor
  • The China Expert Video Hub
Best for: teams that need to stay reliably informed.
Level 2

Strategic Intelligence

Go deeper with quarterly trend assessments, expert roundtables and forward-looking analysis.

  • Everything in Essentials
  • Quarterly trend assessments
  • Expert roundtables and forward-looking analysis
Best for: risk, strategy and policy teams planning ahead.
Level 3

Intelligence Advisory

Gain direct access to CGSP's expert network for more tailored research and strategic guidance.

  • Everything in Strategic Intelligence
  • Direct access to CGSP specialists
  • Tailored research and strategic guidance
Best for: ministries, investors and institutions facing high-stakes decisions.
Trusted by foreign and defense ministries, geopolitical risk advisories, investment banks and international organizations. Pricing and entitlements are confirmed during your demo.
Discuss the right intelligence plan for your organization.
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Complimentary research brief
Complimentary research brief

How China Is Expanding Its Security Reach in Africa

  • Military ties, arms sales and local defense production
  • Port access, surveillance and China’s operational reach
  • Investment risks and African strategic autonomy
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"CGSP brilliantly illuminates Beijing's relationships throughout the developing world in ways which provide analytic tools to think about China's role in the world."

Beijing-based Ambassador
The New York Times May 2026

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Eric Olander, Editor-in-Chief
Foreign Affairs July 2026

"Chinese firms are building a global reputation for making everyday life cheaper, easier, and smoother."

Eric Olander, Editor-in-Chief
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