The Belt & Road Initiative (BRI) is a concerted effort from Ministries under the People's Republic of China (PRC) to diplomatically and economically impose its will upon other nations. El Salvador is a US partner and a beneficiary of foreign investment under the BRI. Recent changes to Salvadoran law do not address the implied risks to the nation's supply-chain and cyber infrastructure. This work addresses the gap by exploring previously limited analysis on BRI activities, its intersection with Salvadoran law, and the national security risks introduced by supply-chain reliance from the BRI. This exploratory study examined a portion of the William & Mary AidData dataset filtered on El Salvador, social media posts, news articles, white papers, and law published by the Legislative Assembly of El Salvador. The analysis suggests that the BRI poses a national security and supply-chain risk to El Salvador through influential-subterfuge, loss of digital sovereignty, which contradicts the State Cybersecurity Agency (ACE) and existing Salvadoran laws. This study provides a foundational understanding and regional context for future research.

翻译：“一带一路”倡议是中华人民共和国各政府部门协同推动的举措，旨在通过外交和经济手段向其他国家施加其意志。萨尔瓦多既是美国的合作伙伴，也是“一带一路”框架下外国投资的受益方。近期萨尔瓦多法律的修改并未解决该国供应链与网络基础设施面临的隐含风险。本研究通过探索此前对“一带一路”活动及其与萨尔瓦多法律交叉领域的有限分析，填补了上述空白，并揭示了因供应链依赖“一带一路”而引发的国家安全风险。这项探索性研究选取了威廉玛丽学院的AidData数据库中针对萨尔瓦多的部分数据、社交媒体帖子、新闻文章、白皮书以及萨尔瓦多立法议会颁布的法律进行分析。分析表明，“一带一路”通过影响力渗透与数字主权丧失，对萨尔瓦多构成国家安全与供应链风险，这与国家网络安全局（ACE）及萨尔瓦多现行法律相悖。本研究为未来的相关研究提供了基础性认知和区域背景参考。