Foreign media: After China launched the "Belt and Road" initiative, the West hurried to introduce its own version of the initiative, but it was already too late. Now imagine a grand plan that seeks to reshape the world order as we know it: imagine highways cutting through jungles, ports emerging from barren coastlines, railways connecting entire continents. This is China's "Belt and Road" initiative, the most ambitious infrastructure project in human history. At the same time, the West has not been idle. The United States and Europe are launching their countermeasures - such as the EU's "Global Gateway" and the US-led "Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment" [PGII] - to ensure open commerce with no strings attached investments. India has also introduced the "India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor" [IMEC]. An important detail: they are far behind. China has spent over a decade cultivating relationships across Africa, Asia, and Latin America, while the West is only just beginning to try. There is an uncertain factor: Russia. As Western countries cut ties with Ukraine, Moscow is turning its attention maximally toward China. New railways, oil pipelines, and trade routes are being built between the two major industrial powers, which could reshape the global energy and trade map in the coming decades. Source: Incredible Construction Original article: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1830623447632969/ Disclaimer: The article represents the views of the author alone.