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Central Asia's rising economic and geopolitical importance highlighted

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The article discusses the strategic importance of Central Asia, a region often overlooked but historically significant as a geopolitical "heartland." It highlights how China's Belt and Road Initiative has inadvertently boosted the region's economies, making it a more attractive destination for trade and investment. The recent visit of Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan is framed as a timely opportunity to engage with these emerging economies, which have overcome past challenges of poverty, corruption, and instability. AI

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Central Asia's rising economic and geopolitical importance highlighted

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · David Dodwell ·

    With Central Asia rising, John Lee’s visit was well timed

    In their 2022 book Sinostan, Raffaello Pantucci and Alexandros Petersen saw Central Asia as China’s “inadvertent empire”. If that is true – and the five-country region embracing Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan and Tajikistan (informally called the C5) certainly s…

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