Pasquier, Daniel <br/><br/>
A Chinese shadow over the land of Manas 

 -  2018.<br/>							 
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<br/><br/> After the dissolution of the USSR, Kyrgyzstan seemed to have chosen a virtuous route to its future. Alas, the failures of the clannish and corrupt political class have driven the country into a downward spiral. Receiving a large amount of aid from China is therefore not without its attraction, but it subjects the country to the control of Beijing.