Steeped in historical references to the ancient Silk Road connecting China and Europe, the initiative was introduced in to connect China and Central Asian countries. Already in , Beijing became an observer to the Arctic Council. As Beijing expands its BRI investments and seeks new routes through the Arctic, Washington is bound to see the security implications of China’s ambitions as a rising and far-ranging naval power. Press Room About Contact. That discontent is pushing Greenland away from Denmark and toward China.