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BISHKEK (TCA) — As anti-China sentiment grows in Kyrgyzstan, authorities in Bishkek have found themselves between a rock and a hard place — given that China remains the largest infrastructure investor in the Kyrgyz economy. We are republishing this article on the issue, originally published by Eurasianet: Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Kyrgyzstan's former prime minister, who was arrested in 2018 on corruption charges linked to the modernization of a Bishkek power plant, is facing additional charges in another corruption case, RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The Moscow City Court has approved the extradition to Astana of Kazakh business tycoon Zhomart Ertaev, who is wanted in Kazakhstan for alleged financial fraud, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — The second International Forum is planned to be held in Tashkent on February 5-6 for discussing proposals on the concept of the Strategy for long-term development of Uzbekistan, the Jahon information agency reports. Continue reading
URUMQI (TCA) — Diplomatic envoys from 12 countries — Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, India, Pakistan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Afghanistan, Thailand, and Kuwait — visited China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region in the last days of December at the invitation of the regional government to witness the social and economic progress in this northwestern region, China’s Xinhua news agency reported on January 8. The diplomats visited local markets, farms, educational institutions, mosques, factories, as well as vocational education and training centers. Throughout the trip, they interacted with local vendors, students, and workers in Xinjiang and learned about the region's progress in maintaining social stability, improving people's livelihood and developing local economy, Xinhua reported. They said they expected to cooperate with China's Xinjiang in the fields of culture, tourism, economy and trade. In Kashgar, the diplomatic envoys also visited a local economic development zone. The diplomatic envoys also visited Id Kah Mosque in Kashgar, the largest mosque in Xinjiang, and were briefed on the mosque and its facility improvements. During the visit to a vocational training center in Hotan, Manarbek Kabaziyev, Counselor of the Kazakhstan Embassy in China, said that students master vocational skills here through training and make a living with these skills later in their life, which shows that the Chinese government truly cares about these trainees. The envoys also visited a clothing factory in Hotan, where villagers who have received training work on the assembly lines. According to the factory owner, they receive a monthly salary of more than 3,000 yuan (438 US dollars). This comes amid reports in western media saying that Chinese authorities in Xinjiang have launched a massive indoctrination and detention campaign, sending hundreds of thousands and possibly more than 1 million people into internment camps that Beijing describes as "reeducation" centers. Former detainees have said they were forced to renounce their culture and religious beliefs and were subjected to political indoctrination, RFE/RL reported. The detention of Uyghurs, Kazakhs, and other ethnic minorities at the camps has been a sensitive subject in neighboring Kazakhstan, a mostly Muslim country of 18 million people. China is a major trading partner for Astana, and Kazakhstan's state-controlled media has generally avoided reporting about the internment camps. But pressure for action has increased following international media coverage of the issue.
BISHKEK (TCA) — The decision to delay the presidential election in Afghanistan by three months was influenced by the United States, which seeks to manipulate the voting process in the country to its own benefit, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement on January 10, Sputnik news agency reported. Continue reading
