China is currently constructing the Sarakhs railway terminal on the Turkmenistan–Iran border, a project expected to ...

China solidified its position in 2025 as Central Asia’s top trade partner, with overall turnover topping $106.3 billion, a 12 percent increase over the previous year’s total. According to data ...

Sino-American competition in infrastructure and energy is nothing new. However, recent strategic pivots by both America and ...

Uzbekistan has become a driver of Chinese capital inflow.

Chinese entities are making a push to expand joint ventures and corporate takeovers in Central Asia. In Kazakhstan, the ...

Seymur Mammadov is a special commentator for News.Az and the director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz. The article ...

China is rapidly expanding its economic, industrial, and institutional presence across Central Asia through mining ...

China is rapidly expanding its influence through the Belt and Road Initiative, investing $25 billion in Central Asia in early 2025 alone. Analysts warn that regional connectivity must be balanced with ...

China-Central Asia economic and trade cooperation achieved fruitful results in 2025, under the strategic guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, with goods trade surpassing the $100 billion threshold for ...

China-Central Asia economic and trade cooperation made considerable progress in 2025, with the total value of trade in goods ...

China became the largest trading partner of all Central Asian countries for the first time in 2025, as two-way trade between ...