Geopolitech

#2 - Digital Silk Road


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Today, Zerzar and Sachin do a deep dive on the Digital Silk Road -- a term used to describe digital infrastructure projects that China is focusing on as part of their broader Belt & Road Initiative.


Introduction (0:04)

What is the Belt & Road Initiative? (0:51)

China's intentions behind the BRI (1:47)

Scale of the BRI (4:22)

What is the Digital Silk Road? (5:28)

Goals of the DSR (8:00)

The bifurcation of the internet (11:16)


Status of the DSR and current projects (17:23)

PEACE undersea internet cable (18:43)

Will the DSR work? (22:12)


Success criteria for the DSR (24:37)

Key risks and potential US counter-strategy  (25:04)


Banking standard mentioned:

Cross-Border Interbank Payment System (CIPS)


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