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It sounded like Xi Jinping was warning Putin against any adventures in Central Asia.

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

In our weekly briefing: Restrictions easing, COVID denialism persists, foreign suitors come visiting in hope of business, and the latest annual horse jamboree.

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

Tashkent’s vaccination campaign is getting a shot in the arm.

Letters from Washington, cybersecurity cooperation with China, and negotiating with a bankrupt Taliban. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.

Central Asia’s largest nations are using unique coronavirus vaccines that haven’t been carefully studied. Do they have a choice?

The COVID-19 outbreak has compounded a problem caused by low salaries.

A few months ago, the thought of taking a Chinese COVID vaccine was unthinkable to Georgians. Now it’s the norm.

Conspiracy theories have fueled the low update for vaccination.

The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints.

Abu Dhabi invests in green energy, China gets another drilling contract, and Ashgabat cuts funding to universities. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities.

The saiga population has rocketed by 150 percent in the last two years.