China’s push to deploy critical digital infrastructure worldwide, from next-generation telecommunications networks to subsea cables, data centers, and AI, could have far-reaching consequences for U.S. interests if left unchecked. The Tech Program conducts research to clarify the goals, means, and effectiveness of China’s Digital Silk Road and offer a roadmap for the U.S. to offer a more compelling and coherent alternative drawing on comparative advantages, such as Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, cloud, and AI.
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia
Project Overview The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the worl...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Kenya
Researchers from the CNAS Technology and National Security team spent a week in the country interviewing U.S. and Kenyan policymakers, journalists, technology firms, civil soc...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Brazil
Project Overview This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the world to...
Technology & National Security
Countering the Digital Silk Road: Indonesia
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the world to advance its geop...
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Countering the Digital Silk Road
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The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s effort to strengthen its global ties and influence through technology. In the decade since the...
By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
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Countering the Digital Silk Road: Saudi Arabia
Reports
Project Overview The year 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Digital Silk Road (DSR), China’s ambitious initiative to shape critical digital infrastructure around the worl...
By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
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Countering the Digital Silk Road: Kenya
Reports
Researchers from the CNAS Technology and National Security team spent a week in the country interviewing U.S. and Kenyan policymakers, journalists, technology firms, civil soc...
By Vivek Chilukuri & Ruby Scanlon
