Nargis Kassenova

Feb 22, 2024 | carnegieendowment.org | Temur Umarov |Nargis Kassenova

This Q&A was adapted from a Carnegie China live event assessing China–Central Asian relations. It has been edited for clarity. Temur Umarov: It has become clearer in the past two years that Russia is a priority for China. But many experts say that Central Asia may be a weak point in the partnership between Beijing and Moscow. One day, the thinking goes, there could be some kind of conflict, because both Russia and China have overlapping interests in the region.

Jan 31, 2024 | carnegieendowment.org | Temur Umarov |Nargis Kassenova |Jiayi Zhou

In recent years, China’s influence among Central Asian states has been on a steady rise. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, there is growing belief that Beijing is on the verge of supplanting Moscow as the dominant power in the region. This notion is supported by the first China-Central Asia Summit, which took place in the city of Xi’an in May 2023. Since then, China has deepened trade and investment ties within the region, while increasing cooperation on domestic security issues.

Apr 26, 2023 | nbr.org | Nargis Kassenova |Pavel K. Baev |Kristian Coates Ulrichsen |Rajesh Rajagopalan

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