Does China have any ambitions in Central Asia?

Central Asia is a region that you can hardly make anything good out of, but easily a lot of troubles from. If you can accept this point, the position of China (and all countries surrounding it) will become crystal clear to you; if you do not, so be it. read more

Editor's Note: This is a three-part series on China's evolving strategic interests in Central Asia and in its own far northwest, the Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region. Part 3 examines China's core interests in limiting social instability in Xinjiang and ensuring the long-term security of its natural resources and transport infrastructure elsewhere in Central Asia — especially after the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. read more