China has a wide range of investments in Kyrgyzstan, from tourism, cross-border wholesale trade.
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The volume of Chinese investments accounts for 33 percent of the total in Kyrgyzstan.
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Another states 40% of all investment in Kyrgyzstan comes from China.
Trade turnover between the countries has almost doubled in the last 5 years.
The parties have signed agreements on Bishkek receiving assistance of more than $300 million to build roads in and supply drinking water to remote areas.
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In 2018, Chinese investment amounted to $338.14 million.
This includes construction of factories for the production of explosives and bimetallic aluminum radiators.
Several more enterprises are expected to open for $151 million.
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Agreements worth $7.5 billion in the fields of agriculture, food processing, heavy industry, the mining sector, the assembly of electric cars, education, and social housing are to be signed at the Kyrgyz-Chinese business forum.
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Negative impacts have been water, land and air pollution, livestock deaths from Chinese gold mines in Kyrgyzstan, along with taking away income from Kyrgyz miners who did not destroy the environment.
China only pays taxes to the state, and all other benefits go to the Chinese.
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The huge debt, corruption and environmental problems associated with Chinese investments have led to negative sentiment towards China.
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China accounts for about 45% of Kyrgyzstan's total external debt.
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Another report claimed Kyrgyzstan owes China about 30 percent of its GDP.
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That said, Kyrgyzstan will return only the $60 million invested to the Smart City investor.
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the project was to be implemented by the Chinese company Huawei, but there was controversy over accusations of industrial espionage, plagiarism and false advertising.
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Kyrgyzstan’s debt to Eneximbank is $1 billion 775.13 million.
Kyrgyzstan’s total external debt exceeds 4.5 billion dollars.
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Bishkek agreed to the China-Central Asia-Turkey-Europe railway corridor, however, the section on Kyrgyzstan will belong to China.
During Atambayev’s reign, the country’s external debt due to Chinese loans increased by almost 60%.
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Q: What sort of investments has China made in Kyrgyzstan?
A: tourism, cross-border wholesale trade [0f1ce37c-9ddc-4a9e-9ea2-6839a2f02473]A: gold mining. [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]A: factories for the production of explosives and bimetallic aluminum radiators [1846ae73-9382-4f36-a625-4e466a9693a4]A: agriculture, food processing, heavy industry, the mining sector, the assembly of electric cars, education, and social housing [ef01c557-d90d-4f93-bdc6-d33163f5d3dc]

Q: How much investment into Kyrgyzstan comes from China?
A: 40 percent [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]A: 33 percent [a7073b97-5119-4077-be58-3bd59023956b]

Q: How much as trade turned over in the last 5 years?
A: It has doubled [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]

Q: How much will the roads and drinking water supplies cost?
A: $300 million [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]

Q: How much did China invest in Kyrgyzstan in 2018?
A: $338.14 million. [1846ae73-9382-4f36-a625-4e466a9693a4]

Q: How much were the agreements signed at the Kyrgyz-Chinese business forum valued at?
A: $7.5 billion [ef01c557-d90d-4f93-bdc6-d33163f5d3dc]

Q: What have been some of the negative impacts of Chinese investment?
A: water, land and air pollution, livestock deaths from Chinese gold mines; taking away income from Kyrgyz miners [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]

Q: What does China pay for these gold mines?
A: China only pays taxes [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]

Q: What has led to negative sentiments towards Chinese investments?
A: The huge debt, corruption and environmental problems [c2126863-9700-4c77-8d12-d9f72eebc268]

Q: How much of Kyrgyzstan’s external debt belongs to China?
A: 45% of Kyrgyzstan's total external debt. [2ec33541-1774-4658-91a0-b644701022e0]A: Kyrgyzstan owes China about 30 percent of its GDP [3ee91605-295d-4096-8122-6dfa28d5ac94]

Q: What happened with China’s Smart City in Kyrgyzstan?
A: The project was to be implemented by the Chinese company Huawei, but there was controversy over accusations of industrial espionage, plagiarism and false advertising. [b79e5472-a24a-4f54-b8b7-a9480659e300]

Q: How much will Kyrgyzstan pay China for the Smart City?
A: Kyrgyzstan will return only the $60 million invested [c943189d-8481-4f9a-83ee-9304dfc300d6]

Q: How much does Kyrgyzstan owe Eneximbank?
A: $1 billion 775.13 million. [9f9cea7b-259a-4c7c-bbd3-83cbd5c91382]

Q: What is Kyrgyzstan’s total external debt?
A: Kyrgyzstan’s total external debt exceeds 4.5 billion dollars. [9f9cea7b-259a-4c7c-bbd3-83cbd5c91382]

Q: What did Bishkek agree to?
A: China-Central Asia-Turkey-Europe railway corridor [b63e9154-0db3-4a5d-ae1c-5c09fd654995]

Q: To whom does the section of the railway on Kyrgyzstan belong to?
A: China [b63e9154-0db3-4a5d-ae1c-5c09fd654995]

Q: What happened during Atambayev’s reign?
A: The country’s external debt due to Chinese loans increased by almost 60%. [b63e9154-0db3-4a5d-ae1c-5c09fd654995]