Chapter 25: Uzbekistan and Central Asia in space-time coordinates of the modern Silk Road
Farkhod Tolipov
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
22 Oct 2021
Page Range:
300–311
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789908718.00035
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This chapter analyzes geopolitical and other implications of China's BRI initiative for Central Asian countries. After gaining independence in 1991 these land-locked countries have been pursuing the policy of looking for ways out of transport isolation from outer world markets. From this perspective, the BRI became a timely initiative that sounded and looked promising for them because it symbolizes and embodies the revitalization of the ancient Great Silk Road. However, this process brings with it a transformative effect for peoples of the region. How the BRI target nations react to any form of influence from the side of great power is a sophisticated question that requires a dialectical and nuanced approach.

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Cover Research Handbook on the Belt and Road Initiative
Research Handbook on the Belt and Road Initiative
Edited by
Joseph Chinyong Liow
,
Hong Liu
, and
Gong Xue
Handbook
Published:
22 Oct 2021
Print ISBN:
9781789908701
eISBN:
9781789908718
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789908718
Pages:
488
Collection:
Political Science and Public Policy 2021
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