There’s no question that the Ukraine conflict has led Russia to shift more toward China — but that doesn’t mean that everything is smooth sailing for the two countries. One of the major byproducts of Moscow pulling toward Beijing will be “expanded” cooperation in Central Asia, according to Alexander Gabuev, a senior associate and chair of the Russia in Asia-Pacific Program at Carnegie Moscow Center. “It is Inner Asia — Afghanistan, Mongolia, and the five post-Soviet states of Central Asia — that is likely to see the most impact from the deepening of Sino-Russia integration,” writes Dmitri Trenin, the director …read more
Source: Business Insider
