Digital Silk Road: opportunities for China–EAEU economic cooperation

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to determine the essence of the China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) and the opportunities for economic cooperation between China and the EAEU. The article analyzes the current state of the development of the digital economy (DE) in China and reveals the essence of its one of the main programs for the development of the DE – the Digital Silk Road initiative, the goals of which are to improve regional and international digital connectivity and modernizing traditional industries in participating countries. Moreover, the article also reveals the potential of the DE in the EAEU member states and identifies their opportunities and constraints for economic cooperation with China within the framework of the DSR. As a result, the main directions of orderly and mutually beneficial economic cooperation between China and the EAEU were determined in the face of increasing uncertainty.