Crossroads Asia | Society | Central Asia An interview with Chinese diplomacy researcher Giulia Sciorati. Advertisement The China-Central Asia summit held in Xi’an last month marked the opening of the “Year of Culture and Art of the Peoples of China and Central Asia.” Besides an important occasion to take stock of infrastructure and business deals in the region, the … Read more
Advertisement Last week, European Council President Charles Michel gathered with four of the five Central Asian presidents in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan, for the second high-level EU-Central Asian meeting. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev attended, with Turkmenistan represented by Deputy Chair of the Cabinet of … Read more
Asia Geopolitics | Risk Intelligence | Security | Central Asia What’s driving China’s outreach to Central Asia in 2023? Credit: FacebookAdvertisement The Diplomat’s Asia Geopolitics podcast hosts Ankit Panda (@nktpnd) and Katie Putz (@LadyPutz) discuss the first-ever China-Central Asia in-person summit meeting. Click the play button to the right to listen. If you’re an iOS or Mac user, you can also … Read more
Advertisement Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the leaders of Central Asia — Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdymuhamedov, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev — gathered for the first time in person (although it is the third China-Central Asia summit since the format was kicked off … Read more
Advertisement Late next week, the presidents of Central Asia will travel to the city of Xi’an for a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President Sadyr Japarov of Kyrgyzstan, President Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov of Turkmenistan and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan are all expected to attend … Read more