The Chinese response to the G7: a summit with the former Soviet republics to strengthen Beijing in the region
The Chinese response to the G7: a summit with the former Soviet republics to strengthen Beijing in the region
While G7 leaders are meeting in Japan, where the China dossier will be high on the agenda, Beijing is trying to strengthen its influence in Central Asia. In Xian, the starting point of the old Silk Road, the summit organized by Xi Jinping was staged with the leaders of the five former Soviet "stans": Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
