Competition and Cooperation among China, US and India over the New Silk Road

(By Gan Junxian)

Abstract：China, the United States, and India have different strategies for the New Silk Road. The differences lie that the main goals of the US New Silk Road strategy is to safeguard the American interest in Afghanistan, serve the United States’ Central and South Asia strategy, and maintain US world hegemony. While China and India see the New Silk Road as trade links, energy supply channels, and cultural bridges. Comparing the three New Silk Road strategies, India is more similar with the United States because their routes are more consistent. Therefore, there is inevitable competition and cooperation among the three countries on the construction of the new Silk Road. Good cooperation will lead to Asian integration, and vicious competition will bring great power struggles and geopolitical unrest. Therefore, China should try to avoid the geopolitical risk, develop cross-border transportation with good neighboring countries, and continue to promote connectivity of New Silk Roads.