Abstract
Along with financing hard infrastructure projects, Beijing also promotes soft power projects in the form of peopleto-people initiatives. However, such projects are low priority within the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Central Asia. The Confucius Institutes, which appear to be an important vehicle for Chinese soft power in the region, are not directly linked to BRI and was launched before and independently of BRI.
Highlights
Background and data collection China had been promoting its soft power through people-to-people contacts and exchanges long before Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was launched
This data article provides an overview both Chinese bilateral and BRI projects implemented in Central Asia
Data were harvested from official statistics, local and international media, government press releases, interviews and reports. These sources formed the basis for the collection of news clippings about BRI projects in the main table below
Summary
Strategic: The Xinhua news agency and the Kyrgyz national news agency Kabar have been implementing the joint project called “Window on China” since 2015. This project helps citizens of Kyrgyzstan learn about the development of relations between the two countries, as well as about Chinese culture and events in China. Contractor: Bei Sin. Strategic: Annually, and through the Confucius Institute, a certain number of places are allocated for Kyrgyz students to study at universities in China on a short-term or long-term basis.
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