21 世纪海上丝绸之路沿线地缘环境 及其对中国的影响

From the geo-setting elements, we analyze the characteristics of the natural geographical environment, geo-economic and cultural environment, geopolitic environment and traffic environment of the countries along the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road (MSR) and their impact on China. The results show that: (1)The geographical environmental elements along the MSR have significant heterogeneity, and the spatial distribution of resources and economic development needs are dislocated, which lays the foundation for the orderly flow of resource elements between China and countries along the MSR. (2)The uneven and fragmented economic development levels along the MSR are conducive to promoting the integration and upgrading of China-led regional production networks and building an open and balanced economic system. (3)As the frontier of confrontation between "land power" countries and "sea power" countries and the strategic region of geopolitical games between countries with different political systems, the geopolitical environment along the MSR is grim. The complex game of great powers along the MSR forms containment and threats to China, and the fragmented and fragile geo-setting becomes an important source of geopolitical risks for China. (4)The shipping network of the MSR with China as the center of connectivity has been initially formed, and the infrastructure interconnection construction of the MSR has improved China's maritime channel security. The military control of the United States over most maritime throats and strategic fulcrums along the MSR and the intervention of the "Quad Alliance" of the United States, Japan, India and Australia have formed a strong military deterrent and constraint on China's shipping security, energy security and military security. In order to promote the construction of the MSR, China should deepen the alignment of political and economic development strategies with countries along the MSR route, promote geopolitical and geo-economic cooperation with major countries along the route, accelerate construction of new interconnection channels,and establish a warning and prevention mechanism for geo-risks.