The dragon in central Asia: Is China’s increased economic involvement resulting in security gains?
Journal: Asian Security
Year: 2023

ABSTRACTIn a very short time period, China has become a major economic actor in Central Asia. Such economic gains should, according to both the international political economy literature on trade dependence and security ties, result in security gains for China. From that arises the article’s main research question: To what extent is China’s increased economic engagement in Central Asia resulting in Chinese security gains in the region? While Central Asian states are not bandwagoning with China o