Pasquier, Daniel <br/><br/>
A new deal in Central Asia(1/2) - Russia and China 

 -  2023.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> The conflict that Russia has forced upon Ukraine does not attract the approval of former Soviet republics in Central Asia. Quite the contrary: they have been distancing themselves from Moscow, whilst at the same time China is consolidating its influence, profiting from its economic power and its current investments.