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China in Central Asia
Silk Road Fever and Another Corruption Report
By Catherine Putz
As 2018 began, a glut of Central Asia-themed reports surfaced in major media outlets; recommended reads.
Summits, Roads and Suspended Disbelief in Central Asia
By Roncevert Ganan Almond
Can Beijing untie the Pamir Knot?
Will the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor Be a Gateway to Central Asia?
By Fuad Shahbazov
Central Asian governments are interested in linking with CPEC, but also wary of security risks.
Does India's Chabahar Deal Make Sense?
By Sarah Watson
Without a clear economic rationale, Chabahar port might do little more than embroil India in geopolitical games.
Tajikistan Takes Up Chinese
By Katherine Long
Chinese classes are on the rise, but still not a priority for Tajik students.
Will Central Asia Water Wars Derail China's Silk Road?
By Nishtha Chugh
China needs to be wary of a looming water crisis in Central Asia.
US Security Stakes in Central Asia
By Mercy A. Kuo
Insights from Erica Marat.
Trade Connectivity: The Missing Link in the Belt and Road
By Sarah Lain
China’s Central Asia plans need more than infrastructure if they are to reach their potential.
Building Collapse an Ill-Omen for Kazakh EXPO 2017
By Catherine Putz
Also, a lucrative apartment sale in Manhattan and China’s Central Asian belt.
China in Central Asia: Building Border Posts in Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
Dushanbe says Beijing will build 11 new posts along the Tajik-Afghan border.
Russian, Tajik, Chinese 'Traces' on Bishkek Embassy Bombing
By Catherine Putz
The August 30 attack on the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek was reportedly funded from abroad.
The Smooth Road Through Boom Gorge
By Catherine Putz
The road is smooth, for the most part, and cleared just in time.