| Description |
vii, 271 pages : maps ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-263) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I: China as a globalized actor in the Central Asian states -- 1. Borders and diasporas : solving the problems arising from Central Asian independence ; The border treaties between China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan ; The unresolved water issue with Kazakhstan ; Quelling the Uyghur diaspora's support for Xinjiang autonomy -- 2. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization : successes and challenges ; The security paradigm : the effectiveness of the SCQ and of China ; The SCQ's search for some "Shanghai spirit" ; The SCQ political alliance : an "axis of convenience" -- 3. Chinese economic inroads in landlocked Central Asia ; Exponential growth in trade relations ; Structure of Sino-Central Asian trade ; Borderposts : local theaters for large continental strategies -- 4. Energy-thirsty China'r desource Diplomacy ; The continued expansion of Chinese demand ; Targeting a promising Central Asian market ; Chinese strategy toward Kazakh oil ; Chinese strategy toward Turkmen gas -- 5. China's brand : investments in infrastructures ; Sino-Kazakh nuclear cooperation and the export of Central Asian minerals ; Participating in electricity development ; Focusing on transportation in a landlocked region ; Investing in the future : telecommunications -- Part II: From inside : domestic order. social changes, and national narratives on China -- 6. Discussing China : Sinophilia and Sinophobia in Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan ; Pro-Chinese groups of influence in Central Asia ; The Kazakh "Chinese question" : labor conditions, energy sector, and the land issue ; The Kyrgyz "Chinese question" : border demarcation and bazaar competition -- 7. The new mediators : diasporas, traders, migrants, and youth ; Cross-border minorities : reviving an historical "go-between" role ; The Uyghurs : commercial opportunities hampered by political suspicions ; The Dungans : a double bet on ethnic business and state-level activism ; China's Central Asian minorities : the rise of the Kazakhs ; Central Asian shuttle traders and Chinese migrants ; Central Asian petty traders and "shop tourists" ; Chinese migrants : beyond the clichés, a large diversity of situations ; The generation gap? Central Asian youth and the fashion for China -- 8. China as an object of academic knowledge : structuring national Sinology ; The difficulties of launching Sinology in academia ; Public research : the institutes for strategic studies ; The small sector of private expertise -- 9. Security and economic concerns as the matrix of Central Asian expertise ; China : a credible partner in matters of security? ; The SCO : a balancing act for or against Central Asia's interests? ; China in Central Asia : economic opportunity or resource vassal? ; An image problem : China's products, traders, and companies -- 10. Cultural apprehensions : historical legacies and demographic phobias ; The thorny border question : resolution or stalemate? ; Is China a threat? Political pressure and the Uyghur question ; China as empire : a culturally entrenched suspicion ; The recurrent prism of the "yellow peril" -- Conclusion. Africa, Central Asia, or the globalization of Chinese presence ; Central Asia : jive states, jive "Chinese questions" ; Sinophobe and Sinophile trends in the Central Asian societies ; Domestic order, strategic uncertainty, and the Chinese factor ; Self-representation, social changes, and the Chinese factor. |
| Summary |
Since the early 2000s, the People's Republic of China has become an increasingly key player in the fortunes of Central Asia, both diplomatically and strategically, particularly through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Economically, China has become one of the largest traders and investors in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, drastically diminishing Russia's long-time dominance and the influence of the United States and Europe. Treating China as an external factor in the domestic ordering of Central Asia, this volume uniquely analyzes the changes that have revolutionized the systems and societies of Central Asia. It reveals how China has become a subject of public debate and academic and expert research, and it follows the new cultural mediators, petty traders, lobbyists, migrants, and diasporas that have emerged in conjunction with the country's rise. China's ascendance has also triggered a number of anxieties and phobias across Central Asia, and the authors show how its dominance has brought Sinophobia and Sinophilia into closer relation. |
| Subject |
Asia, Central -- Relations -- China.
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Central Asia. |
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Relations. |
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China. |
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China -- Relations -- Asia, Central.
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Social change -- Asia, Central.
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Social change. |
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Asia, Central -- Civilization -- Chinese influences.
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Civilization. |
| Added Author |
Peyrouse, Sébastien.
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| ISBN |
9780231703048 alkaline paper |
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023170304X alkaline paper |
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9780231800839 |
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0231800835 |
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