EBRD: Central Asia Resilient In Face of Geopolitical Turmoil
September 28th, 2022
Via Times of Central Asia, a look at Central Asia’s resilience during the challenge The economies of Central Asia are showing strong resilience to the geopolitical adversities caused by Russia’s war on Ukraine, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) reports in its latest Regional Economic Prospects on September 28. The EBRD is expecting […]
Read more »India: Building On Its Historic Links With Central Asia
September 23rd, 2022
Via Eurasia Review, a report on India’s efforts to build out its historic links with Central Asia: Present-day Indian rulers, who are keen on establishing India’s presence in Central Asia, can draw inspiration from the daring and enterprising Indian traders of the medieval era, who were key participants in the trade along the Central Asian […]
Read more »Why Xi Jinping Chose Central Asia for His First Post-COVID-19 Trip
September 18th, 2022
Via Foreign Policy, a report on why Xi Jinping chose Central Asia for his first post-COVID-19 trip and how the region has long served as a testing ground for Beijing’s economic and foreign-policy ambitions: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s decision to make Central Asia the site of his first foreign visit since the coronavirus pandemic began is […]
Read more »Trial Run for China-Afghan Rail Corridor
September 15th, 2022
Via The Diplomat, an article on the trial period for the new China-Afghan rail corridor: A trial period of three months will see freight trains from China deliver goods to Afghanistan via Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. Exports of Afghan goods will follow the same routeback to China. This new railway corridor commenced its trial run on September 13 when […]
Read more »East China’s Lianyungang Port Develops As Hub For Connecting Central & SE Asia
August 22nd, 2022
Via Silk Road Briefing, an article on how Jiangsu’s Lianyungang connects trade between Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Japan, South Korea, and Singapore: A new rail freight route from Wuxi in China’s Jiangsu Province near to Shanghai on China’s east coast, through Kazakhstan to Uzbekistan began operating over the past weekend, containing more than 1,000 tons of goods. […]
Read more »Uzbekistan and China Push Bilateral Relations To New Level
August 19th, 2022
Via Times of Central Asia, a report on growing relations between Uzbekistan and China: China and Uzbekistan on August 18 pledged to strengthen bilateral cooperation in various fields and boost bilateral relations, Xinhua news agency reported. The two sides held the sixth meeting of the China-Uzbekistan intergovernmental cooperation committee via video link. The meeting was […]
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