China-US Focus published on 15 May 2017 a commentary titled "'Belt & Road' May Catalyze China-US Cooperation in Africa" by He Wenping, Beijing-based think tank Charhar Institute and Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
The author suggests that China's focus on infrastructure development in Africa and the Trump administration's emphasis on "America First" and the improvement of domestic infrastructure could result in China-US cooperation on building infrastructure in Africa.