Abstract
The New Silk Road (NSR), one of China's most ambitious economic plans, was unveiled by President Xi Jinping in 2013 and is intended to act as the Central Asian component of the Eurasian Belt and Road Initiative (Belt Road) (BRI). By enhancing and expanding China's security arc westward, as well as developing them as a transportation corridor connecting China to Europe, Beijing is able to consolidate its current economic investments while also launching new projects in Central Asia and South Asia, as well as attracting new investment from other countries. The NSR, touted by China as simply a development project, is loaded with wide-ranging security implications. China's infrastructure security and investment concerns in Central Asia are examined in this research, which examines the interplay between these two issues. China's non-state retaliation (NSR) in Central Asia is investigated in three ways: With its securitization push, the Silk Road Initiative not only consolidates the power of the Central Asian regimes; it also grants China an important position managing safeguards; and it allows the ultra-rich to move between the lure of Chinese investments and the appeasement of popular fears about China's growing influence. According to this report, NSR aid and investment from China has received an overall favourable reaction in the area, with some countries concerned about the consequences of the project on their sovereignty and security, as well as the promise of connection and prosperity (a "win-win" situation). A look at China's growing security and economic commitment in Central Asia and the tight Sino-Russian friendship, as well as the areas of collaboration and complementarity between the two countries, is included in the article's concluding paragraphs.
Highlights
Xinjiang's restive area of Xinjiang is located in China's Central Asian region, which shares cultural and religious links with the restive province of Xinjiang as well as business and trade relations
Silk Road Economic Belt, One Belt, One Road, and Belt and Road Initiative are all translations of this term in English that have been used by Xi in his speech in Astana (Xi 2013, Xi 2014, National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) 2015)
With China's backing, both the country and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) can officially use the term "Eurasian Union." We explore the reception of China's BRI/New Silk Road (NSR) in Central Asia in three ways using this broad definition: The securitization drive of the Silk Road Initiative supports Central Asian governments while giving China a strong role in overseeing security arrangements
Summary
Xinjiang's restive area of Xinjiang is located in China's Central Asian region, which shares cultural and religious links with the restive province of Xinjiang as well as business and trade relations. Economic and political influence in Afghanistan and Central Asia has increased as a result of Xinjiang's industrial growth, Beijing's developing economic and commercial relations with Central Asia in the 1990s, and the founding of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) It is part of Xi Jinping's BRI, which aims to connect China and Europe by expanding on Beijing's current investments and securitybuilding measures, while launching new projects to connect the areas of central and south Asia to China. China's aid and investment have been generally well received in the region, the implications of NSR for local sovereignty and security, have been a source of contention, and there have been some reservations about whether the advantages of connection and development (a "win-win" scenario) will truly materialise All of this is mentioned in the article. As a result of its commitment not to intervene in domestic affairs and not to form military alliances, China is increasingly being pushed into security-related responsibilities, such as collaboration with national governments on counterterrorism measures, increasing border security, and assisting in the modernization of defence and military equipment, all of which are intended to protect Chinese projects and investments, as well as Chinese citizens
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