With the Belt and Road Initiative, China has made significant strides in building relationships with other countries and with fewer strings attached than traditional western packages could be seen as a very attractive option.

Host Adam Quinn is joined by Ruben Gonzalez-Vicente to talk China's overseas policies, the impact and where the People's Republic is making significant in-roads.

To read a special report entitled Chinese Development Finance in a Shifting Global Order authored by Rubens please follow this link:

https://www.chinakennisnetwerk.nl/publications/43-chinese-development-finance-shifting-global-order

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