This paper will analyse these issues and explore the solutions to achieve a synergy between China’s B&R Initiative and AMPC. Section 1 summarises ASEAN’s connectivity needs and challenges. Section 2 focuses on the possible synergy between AMPC and the B&R Initiative. Section 3 broadens the point view by including the alternative infrastructure initiatives and concludes that rivalry between Asia’s superpowers may be the surest way to achieve synergy.