TY - GEN

T1 - The Role of Central Asia in the "One Belt-One Road " Initiative

AU - Kokushkina, Irina V.

AU - Soloshcheva , Maria A.

PY - 2019/7

Y1 - 2019/7

N2 - The “New Silk Road” or “One Belt–One Road” (also “Belt and Road”) is a global project initiated by China, the implementation of which affects various areas of development of many states and regions of the world, including security issues, socio-cultural, political, diplomatic and civilisational aspects.A total of 173 agreements with 125 states and 29 international organisations have been signed under this initiative. The project is gaining momentum every year and attracts ever more researchers who analyse the economic, political, and cultural sides of the project and the interaction of the different countries and regions with China within the framework of this global enterprise. This article assesses the participation of five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) in the Chinese project and aims to define the mutual interests of the parties on the basis of economic indicators (i.e., ESI, RCA, TDC, and G-L indexes).

AB - The “New Silk Road” or “One Belt–One Road” (also “Belt and Road”) is a global project initiated by China, the implementation of which affects various areas of development of many states and regions of the world, including security issues, socio-cultural, political, diplomatic and civilisational aspects.A total of 173 agreements with 125 states and 29 international organisations have been signed under this initiative. The project is gaining momentum every year and attracts ever more researchers who analyse the economic, political, and cultural sides of the project and the interaction of the different countries and regions with China within the framework of this global enterprise. This article assesses the participation of five Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan) in the Chinese project and aims to define the mutual interests of the parties on the basis of economic indicators (i.e., ESI, RCA, TDC, and G-L indexes).

KW - Central Asia

KW - Economic belt of the silk road

KW - Economic relationship

KW - New silk road

KW - One belt-one road

KW - People's Republic of China (PRC)

KW - Economic Relationship

KW - New Silk Road

KW - One Belt-One Road

KW - Economic Belt of the Silk Road

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UR - http://www.mendeley.com/research/role-central-asia-one-belt-one-road-initiative

U2 - 10.1163/1573384X-20190307

DO - 10.1163/1573384X-20190307

M3 - Article

VL - 23

SP - 283

EP - 298

JO - Iran and the Caucasus

JF - Iran and the Caucasus

SN - 1609-8498

ER -