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BRI CORRIDOR
STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS FOR THE U.S.
The Twenty-First-Century Maritime Silk Road
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The China-Mongolia-Russia Economic Corridor
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Strengthen connectivity and energy security is ASEAN. Challenge the status quo in the South China Sea. Distance the Philippines from the U.S. Undermine political reforms in Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Weaken TPP; strengthen RCEP Bolster China-Russia-Mongolia relations. Provide Mongolia easier access to the sea.
VERDICT
The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor
● Reduce traffic in the Strait of Malacca. ● Weaken U.S. posture in Pakistan. ● Increase tension between Pakistan and India. ● Challenge the viability of Kandahar-Chabahar corridor and hence impact Afghanistan and Iran. ● Increase terrorism threat in Pakistan and western China. Bangladesh-China-India● Provide East India (Seven Sisters) access to the Indian Ocean. Myanmar Economic Corridor ● Reduce traffic in the Strait of Malacca. ● Grow China’s sphere of influence into the Bay of Bengal. ● Stimulate economic development of Myanmar. ● Complicate political reforms in Myanmar. ● Complicate India-Bangladesh relations. China-Indochina Peninsula Economic Corridor
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China-Central and West Asia Economic Corridor
● Increase dependency of Central Asia on Iran. ● Cause potential tension between Russia and China. ● Lead to rapprochement between Turkey and China, further eroding Turkish democracy and distancing Turkey from Europe. ● Feed GCC countries anxiety about Iran. ● Complicate transatlantic relations. ● Competes with Russia’s NSTC. ● Bolster Russia’s influence on Europe. ● Increase landlocked Kazakhstan’s dependence on Russia. ● Potential wedge between Europe and the U.S.
The New Eurasian Land Bridge
Strengthen connectivity and energy security is ASEAN. Challenge the status quo in the South China Sea. Distance the Philippines from the U.S. Undermine political reforms in Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. Weaken TPP; strengthen RCEP.
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