As the Digital Silk Road (DSR) marks its tenth anniversary in 2025, a new report by the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) examines how China’s decade-long drive to shape global digital infrastructure has evolved into a central pillar of its geopolitical strategy.

“ Countering the Digital Silk Road ”, authored by Vivek Chilukuri and Ruby Scanlon of CNAS’s Technology and National Security Program, draws on 18 months of research and over 40 expert interviews across Indonesia, Brazil, Kenya, and Saudi Arabia. The authors credit local insights gathered during field visits to these nations for grounding their analysis in emerging-market realities.

According to CNAS, the Digital Silk Road, launched in 2015 as the technology arm of the Belt and Road Initiative, has become the centrepi

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