China’s Digital Silk Road: Progress & Influence in Southeast Asia | by Vy Nguyen | Medium

China’s Digital Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) seeks to promote strategic digital connectivity across the Asia-Pacific in a time where…

China’s Digital Silk Road: Progress & Influence in Southeast Asia Vy Nguyen 6 min read · Aug 8, 2020 -- Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size China’s Digital Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) seeks to promote strategic digital connectivity across the Asia-Pacific in a time where great powers are vying for regional and global influence. To assert its technological supremacy, the Chinese government is working in conjunction with private Internet companies (Alibaba and Tencent) to create their own digital BRI in Southeast Asia — a key battleground in this geopolitical competit

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