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Kazakh firms see an opportunity, but are tempering their enthusiasm for now.

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

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

The news is welcome with the countries about the feel the full knock-on impact of sanctions against Russia.

None could miss Beijing’s big moment.

Xi Jinping said trade has grown 25-fold over the last two decades.

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

Kazakhstan is moving through the production cycle, powered by Chinese demand.

Kazakh exporters say China is pushing them aside, interested in a transit corridor but not a supplier.

Government agencies and Kazakh-Chinese companies are using the pandemic to shield themselves from scrutiny.

Two new papers find that Georgia and Azerbaijan would gain more from improving trade with their neighbors than pursing a place on the Belt and Road.

In recent years the Caucasus country has become a magnet for Iranian students, business owners, and dissidents. But now many report they’re not being allowed to enter.

Iran and Georgia considered as alternatives.

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

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.