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Raffaello Pantucci China is changing tactics in Central Asia. Instead of relying on local security officials or Russia, he tries to solve problems on his own. Of course, no one refuses to help the local authorities, but in general, Beijing is now pursuing such a line to be able to solve security problems in Central Asia at its own discretion. For a long time, the analysis of China’s policy in Central Asia was based on the erroneous assumption that there is a kind of division of labor between China and Russia in the region. They say that Beijing deals exclusively...
