Beyond promoting security and development collaborations, the recent China-Central Asia Summit also empowers Beijing to take over Moscow as the dominant influence in the Central Asia region and diversify its trade routes, says international security expert Stefan Wolff.
from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
In his opening address, Xi outlined his “vision of a China-central Asia community with a shared future”. This will rest on four principles: Mutual assistance, common development, universal security and everlasting friendship.security and development These propose links between Chinese ministries and government agencies and their counterparts in Central Asia, increasing educational and cultural exchanges, and creating mechanisms like the Central Asia-China Business Council. All of these are likely to further consolidate China’s dominant regional role.
Even if one were to discount most of these as having uncertain prospects of actual implementation, there can be no doubt about China’s regional significance.
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