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It is not the energy sector that employs most foreign specialists but construction.

The work will cost $289 million to complete.

Kazakhstan reacts to fleeing Russians; worry at deescalation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border; and Xinjiang protestors in Almaty. Subscribe to EurasiaChat.

The Luban Workshops will spread technical skills, familiarity with Chinese equipment, and suspicion.

Rodney Dixon, lawyer for victims of Chinese repression in Xinjiang, speaks with Eurasianet about seeking justice at the International Criminal Court and how Central Asian countries are vulnerable.

The Chinese leader downplayed repression in the region, while hyping economic possibilities.

Climate change and human activity threaten to drive the apple from its native soil by the end of the century, new research warns.

Political movements based on Shia Islam have faced an uphill battle, as both the government and mainstream opposition are devoted to a secular, pro-Turkic national narrative.

Locals say authorities are arbitrarily seizing their homes to make way for a road from China.

Authorities believe long-term detention for many is the only way to keep the lid on discontent.

Religious mores, politics and the coronavirus have cast a shadow over one of the few Kyrgyz products China buys.

Remembering an accidental leader whose brief political career mirrored the greater tragedy of his country.

Micromanaging the lives of women and students, Chinese defense cooperation, and still yearning for a trans-Caspian pipeline. Our weekly briefing.

Kazakh officials know they cannot be seen siding with a Chinese company.

A new study finds a correlation: the more education, the more positive one’s view of trade with China.