Comments on: Reviewing 2005 in Central Asia: China wins on all scores

By: davesgonechina

davesgonechina — Thu, 02 Mar 2006 02:20:58 +0000

Karakum, I’d be interested to know your thoughts on these reports of Chinese soft loans to Turkmenistan totalling roughly 100 million USD, a natural gas pipeline agreement to be signed during President Niyazov’s April visit to Beijing, and a variety of industry modernizations and factories:

http://www.newscentralasia.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1634

http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14140025

It would seem the Chinese want to be active in Turkmenistan.

On the issue of the elections/color revolutions, I can tell you the Chinese official line in the press has been that the color revolutions are part of American hegemony. They fear Soros and have alot to lose from any American-oriented regime change in Kazakhstan especially, given the energy interests they’re building there.

By: Karakum

Karakum — Tue, 10 Jan 2006 18:40:36 +0000

Instead of passing judgements you may want to agree or disagree with what I wrote above: (a) Chinese are not very active, let alone successful in Turkmenistan; (b) Chinese have more important business to mind than Kazakh/Kyrgyz elections.

See, you don’t have to be defensive, do you?

By: Zamir

Zamir — Sat, 07 Jan 2006 08:54:56 +0000

I do not think that your comments do anyhow challenge my arguement. The fact that China does not have much involvement does not mean that it is not increasing its influence in Central Asia.
We do not subjugate other interests of China to the ones in CA, so please be careful when you read

By: Karakum

Karakum — Fri, 30 Dec 2005 17:41:08 +0000

May be you guys somehow see it differently, but for us in Turkmenistan China never seemed active, let alone successful player.

And please don’t overestimate the result of Kyrgyz or Kazakh elections for Beijing. Those guys have more important business elsewhere to mind.