Abstract
The “One Belt-One Road” (OBOR) strategy was launched in September 2013 by President Xi Jinping in Kazakhstan as regards the mainland area and in October 2013 in Indonesia as regards the maritime area. This is by far the largest project of interconnection between Asia, Europe, and Africa that will last for decades, entail vast amounts of resources, and involve a large multilateral collaboration. This Chinese initiative is potentially good news for ASEAN which has huge infrastructure-investment needs to implement its Master Plan for Connectivity (AMPC). But this will depend on the capacity of ASEAN to maintain its centrality and speak with one voice to China when investment decisions will be taken. Otherwise, the risk is that the OBOR strategy may deepen existing divides between mainland and maritime ASEAN, while the purpose of the AMPC is precisely to alleviate them. This paper will analyze these issues and explore the solutions to achieve a synergy between China’s OBOR and AMPC.
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