Joint implementation of The Belt and Road Initiative by China and Central Asian countries

the Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (OBOR) has involved the states of Asia, Europe, Africa and even South America in the implementation projects. The geography of the project has been constantly expanding since the initiative was announced in 2013. The scale of ideas, cash flows, and economic indicators of the participants are constantly growing. One thing remains unchanged – the key role of the Central Asian region in the initiative. This may be due to a number of reasons: geographical proximity, the presence of related interests, or the attractiveness of the Central Asian region due to its resources. Anyway, the Central Asian states are valuable partners both for China and for the Belt and Road Initiative as a whole. The purpose of the study is to characterize the ongoing projects of China with five Central Asian states in order to identify the reasons for their cooperation. An assessment of the partnership's results will help to form an idea of the tasks achieved and the future prospects for building a "harmonious world." To reveal the full picture of the research results, the official documents of the initiative are presented and the points of view of modern specialists in this field of research are studied, in particular, Akmatalieva A.M., Li N., Kobayashi Yu. and Dave B. et al.

Central Asia, The Belt and Road Initiative, OBOR, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, China