Chinese Influence in Central Asia: Chinese Money Finds a Mostly Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan
Chinese Influence in Central Asia: Chinese Money Finds a Mostly Warm Welcome in Kazakhstan
Author(s): TOL Our TakeSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Transitions Online
Keywords: Central Asian; China; Kazakhstan; energy resources; transport; economy; security strategy; market; Artem bazaar; Mongolia; oil company MangistauMunaiGaz; Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline; railway; students
Summary/Abstract: Amid occasional signs of anti-Chinese sentiment, the Kazakh elite are happy to see China upping its stakes in the country’s most valuable industries. Central Asian energy resources and transport links have become crucial elements in China’s long-term economic and security strategy, even as Chinese imports now dominate many Central Asian markets. This is the second in a series of articles on the manifold impacts of China’s growing presence in the Central Asian region.
Journal: Transitions Online
- Issue Year: 2010
- Issue No: 06/01
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English
- Content File-PDF
