China’s Foreign Policy towards the Islamic Republics of Central Asia

Abstract

China has become an important player on the Central Asian 
landscape since 2000s. In less than two decades, China has been 
able to make a huge and multiform entry in Central Asia. On the 
bilateral diplomacy level it has managed to prove itself a loyal 
friend and has been able to turn the Shanghai Cooperation 
Organization (SCO) into a structure valued by its members. 
Beijing has also become an important player in infrastructure 
and hydrocarbon sector as well as trade. Besides this, China has 
concerns over the Muslim fundamentalist in the region. This 
study employed the qualitative method in which secondary 
sources of data are taken. The paper endeavors to analyze the 
economic engagement of China in the Islamic Republics of 
Central Asia since their inception.