China The Silk Road Economic Belt and Its Discontents June 23, 2015 0 Written by Ivaylo Gatev. On 18 November 2014, an international freight train left the Yiwu railway container centre in China’s eastern Zhejiang province and began…
China A Pretext Out of Context: Contemporary China’s Obsession with Pan-Turkism June 22, 2015 0 Written by Yitzhak Shichor. Before 1990, Chinese academic journals rarely published articles on Pan-Turkism - usually once a year or less. However, from 1991 through…
International Relations Strategic impact of joint development and utilisation of hydropower resources between China and Kyrgyzstan February 14, 2013 2 By Kunduz Rysbek. Securing the energy supply necessary for China's continued economic growth is heavily dependent upon mutual cooperation between China and energy providing countries.…
International Relations Bilateral trade between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan: challenges or opportunities? February 7, 2013 0 by Cobus Block. China’s Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region shares 5,600 km of border with eight countries, including a lengthy 1,700 km with Kazakhstan. Small wonder,…
International Relations Kazakh repatriates from China: burden or asset? February 4, 2013 0 By Nikolay Tyan. The increasing flow of people across national boundaries has become a new characteristic of the 21st century. Transmigration should be beneficial to…
International Relations New Players, Same Chess Board: Will the political power transition in Uzbekistan affect gas supply to China? February 1, 2013 0 By Rashid Gabdulhakov. Ever since Uzbekistan gained independence in 1991, its foreign policy is one of the most unpredictable in the Central Asia. Initially, Uzbekistan…
International Relations Does China Care about Security in Afghanistan? Prospects beyond 2014 January 24, 2013 5 By Qayoom Suroush Afghanistan’s future security is facing uncertain times, no less helped by China’s ambiguous attitude. China’s role in Afghanistan and its silence towards…
International Relations Uncertainty of power succession in Kazakhstan and its implications for China and Russia January 18, 2013 0 By Irina Malyuchenko. The question of a presidential successor for the current incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev has many people inside and outside the country concerned…
International Relations Don’t forget about Central Asia: Local voices on China-Central Asian relations January 11, 2013 4 By Elzbieta Maria Pron and Bin Wu. Discussion surrounding future prospects for China’s international relationship with its neighbours for 2013 is overwhelmingly centred on the…
