Chinese financial institutions have discreetly funneled over $200 billion into a multitude of projects in nearly every U.S. state over the last 25 years, a report by Virginia-based research lab AidData showed on Tuesday.

Chinese Loans Fund Almost 2,500 US State Projects

These projects, which amount to nearly 2,500, range from gas pipelines to airport terminals and have been supported by Chinese state-owned banks.

The report also showed that Chinese banks have been funding major state-level infrastructure projects, such as a high-voltage transmission line from Canada to New York, one of the world's largest data centers in Northern Virginia, and multiple terminals at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport.

Notably, over half of the total lending, $103 billion, has occurred since 2018.

These banks have also extended ...