Group 2- American Foreign Policy Memo #2
To: The Biden Administration From: Stephen Bogli, Matthew Dias, Spencer Higgs, Aidan Ridings, and Leah Tabor Date: 3/20/2022 RE: Countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Issue: Combatting China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) inequalities and risks Executive Summary: China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a global infrastructure and development plan which encompasses one third of the world’s GDP and over 60% of the world's population. Despite the BRI’s far outreach and cooperation with developing countries, our analysis of the infrastructures development indicates that certain risks have already had negative effects on both the United States and many developing countries. Included in these risks are unfair debt obligations, high amounts of corruption, and potentially irreversible environmental and social structures. To reduce these risks, we propose three strategic options: Create a United States led BRI alternative, institute enforcement on...