摘要

US President Joe Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, starting a new round of large-scale infrastructure construction in the United States. Biden’s team calls it a “once-in-a-generation investment” in American infrastructure and competitiveness, which will determine whether the US can win “the competition of the 21 st century.” Biden’s infrastructure plan is in two parts: Build Back Better domestically and Build Back Better World globally. It attempts to improve national competitiveness and restore the foundation of American hegemony by coordinating shortand long-term goals, soft and hard infrastructure, and the internal and external layout. Thus far, there is a big gap between Biden’s ambitious infrastructure plan and its implementation; political obstacles are the biggest problem with Biden’s infrastructure plan.