The Aims and Impact of Chinese Foreign Development: Brad Parks

Brad Parks, Executive Director of AidData at the College of William and Mary, discusses how China's foreign development outspending is creating influence abroad. He highlights China's use of foreign aid to create a market for its industries. Parks explores the aims and impacts of China's overseas development program, including their objectives in providing debt loans and aid. He also addresses the environmental consequences of Chinese loan-financed highway construction in Cambodia, and debunks myths surrounding China's foreign aid.