Undeterred by slow start, Georgia woos Chinese investors Georgia’s quest for Chinese investment has mainly resulted in a half-built city and a half-empty mall. But Georgians are pulling out all the stops. Giorgi Lomsadze Oct 3, 2019
Tajikistan gifts silver mine license to Chinese company The terms of the arrangement are undisclosed. Kamila Ibragimova Oct 3, 2019
Who wins in China’s great Central Asia spending spree? China’s Belt and Road Initiative seems to benefit only Central Asia’s richer countries. Sam Bhutia Oct 2, 2019
Kyrgyzstan and Longhai: Chasing the dragon The Kyrgyz government rushed a tender. It didn’t go well. Erin Chen Oct 2, 2019
Events | Kyrgyzstan: Seeing no evil in Xinjiang The Kyrgyz foreign minister said he had not seen concrete evidence of rights abuses in Xinjiang. Oct 1, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang rights movement registered, but in neutered form Ata-Jurt was key to spotlighting rights abuses in China. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 30, 2019
I researched Uighur society in China for 8 years and watched how technology opened new opportunities – then became a trap Darren Byler Sep 18, 2019
Data show Kyrgyzstan weathering debt load Despite overtaking Tajikistan in the scale of its external debt, Kyrgyzstan seems to be managing better. Sam Bhutia Sep 13, 2019
Kazakhstan: After Xinjiang, the long road to recovery A crowdsourcing project in Kazakhstan is treating victims of Chinese detention camps. Chris Rickleton Sep 11, 2019
China taking Big Brother to Central Asia China is exporting its model of invasive, all-encompassing surveillance to Central Asia, often for free. Niva Yau Sep 6, 2019
Kazakhstan: Sinophobic sentiments trigger fresh rallies Rallies began as talk circulated about plans to build dozens of factories. Darkhan Umirbekov Sep 4, 2019
China fires back over mining ruckus in Kyrgyzstan Dozens of Chinese nationals were injured in fighting. Chris Rickleton Aug 7, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang rights activist case crawls toward trial Bilash is viewed as a worryingly popular figure by authorities. Chris Rickleton Jul 11, 2019
Tajikistan, China to hold another joint military drill in Pamirs Dushanbe appears intent on outsourcing its security needs to Beijing. Jul 9, 2019
Uzbekistan’s invisible Uighurs The plight of Uighurs is object of an unspoken policy of censorship. Jul 1, 2019
Tajikistan hands Chinese company rights to silver reserves This is just the latest piece of Dushanbe's family silver that Beijing has got its hands on. Jun 21, 2019
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang Kazakh finds haven in Europe Nur-Sultan had declined to grant Sauytbay asylum. Almaz Kumenov Jun 3, 2019
Kazakh academics reject murky espionage accusations leveled at China researcher Konstantin Syroezhkin’s whereabouts are unknown. Almaz Kumenov May 7, 2019
Kazakhstan tries to slip from Xinjiang vice, gets ever more stuck Campaigners drawing attention to the Xinjiang detentions say Nur-Sultan’s public relations campaign is two-faced. Chris Rickleton Apr 5, 2019
Perspectives | China imprisons Kazakh imam it had praised for his patriotism The religious leader’s alleged crime: keeping a Koran at home Juozapas Bagdonas Apr 2, 2019
Chinese camp system evolving into Xinjiang Archipelago? An individual’s level of religious devotion and Chinese-language skills are factors determining the severity of punishment, a researcher says Mar 29, 2019
Fearing for relatives in China, Turkey’s Uighurs turn political Since China began rounding up Uighurs in Xinjiang province two years ago, the diaspora in Istanbul has become more visible. Laura Neumann Mar 15, 2019
Kazakhstan silences the Xinjiang megaphone The activist Kazakhstan detained over the weekend is a spoiler to relations with China. Chris Rickleton Mar 11, 2019
Kazakhstan: Activist for Xinjiang Kazakhs arrested for alleged hate crimes Serikzhan Bilash was flown to the capital following his arrest. Chris Rickleton Mar 10, 2019
Georgian banker’s accusations cast shadow over Belt and Road project Is the government trying to seize a port on China’s Belt and Road? Giorgi Lomsadze Mar 6, 2019
