May 2, 2017

"The curtain will soon rise on the Belt and Road (B&R) Forum for International Cooperation, which will take place in two weeks in Beijing. In the more than three years since the B&R initiative was proposed, it has not only attracted attention from Asian nations, but also seen many European and African countries actively respond to it. Unfortunately, the US, the world's largest economy, has cast a cold eye on the initiative.

When US scholars refer to the initiative, they tend to show their concerns and anxiety. Speculation that China is using the initiative as a geopolitical tool to create its own sphere of influence is a major reason. Meanwhile, given the possible risks in promoting the initiative along the route, they would rather take a wait-and-see attitude for now. Even if some people think it is a decent idea, Washington would not easily endorse it just because it was raised by Beijing. All this lays bare the stereotypical US zero-sum mind-set."

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