China in Central Asia

Uzbekistan is leveraging its partnership with China to address the logistical and geographic challenges it faces.

Even as China’s economic influence expands, a credibility gap looms in Central Asia.

An interview with Raffaello Pantucci about China’s rise, as seen through Beijing’s engagements in Central Asia.

China’s interests in Kazakhstan appear unaffected. As the Kazakhstani regime seeks economic growth and may tighten repression, Beijing's importance could grow.

Despite its economic clout in Kazakhstan, Beijing has had far less political leverage than Moscow.

Insights from Samantha Custer.

Far from causing friction, Russia’s intervention in Kazakhstan shows the durability of the Sino-Russian relationship.

30 years on from the dissolution of the USSR, Central Asian states are a case study in hedging and balancing between global superpowers.

The possibility for the SCO to be used as a vehicle to promote a more authoritarian worldview can be seen in the way the language of Beijing’s counterterror policy is paralleled in SCO policy.

Increased conflict between Kyrgyz citizens and Chinese mining companies highlights the necessity of more careful cooperation.

A prominent Russian analyst thinks the high point of Sino-Russian cooperation has passed.