China and the USA in Central Asia: Competing Actors with Different Goals?

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Result language

angličtina

Original language name

China and the USA in Central Asia: Competing Actors with Different Goals?

Original language description

This chapter examines the engagement of the People’s Republic of China (hereafter referred to as China) and the United States of America (USA) with the states in Central Asia in the era of the evolving Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China has had the upper hand in dealings with the Central Asian states, both in bilateral relations and within the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). It has invested billions of dollars into infrastructure and manufacturing projects; however, it continues to disregard environmental and climate-related issues. China’s widely known repressive policies toward its Muslim populations and corruption negatively impact its engagements with Central Asia and could lead to an increase of anti-Chinese sentiments in the long term. The USA has had its strategy on Central Asia in place, but it has shown significant shortcomings. The latest US strategy seeks to empower the Central Asian states against other regional players, such as China. However, the US investments will depend on the goodwill of private investors who seek commercially viable and sustainable projects. The commitment of the USA is linked to the progress in reaching a peaceful resolution of the situation in Afghanistan, which has been the centerpiece of the US activities in the Greater Central Asia from the early days. The chapter argues that both countries will have to deliver more on promises and treat the Central Asian states as partners, while respecting the local governments and their multi-vectoral foreign policies. With the increased interest in connectivity and infrastructure projects from other countries, China and the USA are going to face an increasingly competitive strategic environment and, as such, must stay proactive if they wish to succeed in their initiatives and visions.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

C - Chapter in a specialist book

CEP classification

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OECD FORD branch

50600 - Political science

Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2021

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Book/collection name

China's Belt and Road Initiative : Strategic and Economic Impacts on Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Central Eastern Europe

ISBN

978-0-367-51590-4

Number of pages of the result

15

Pages from-to

166-180

Number of pages of the book

250

Publisher name

Routledge

Place of publication

Abingdon

UT code for WoS chapter

000719710900009