Central Asian Bazaars as A Soft Power of Beijing

China has emerged as the key trading partner of Central Asia—an accomplishment that is greatly due to Dordoi Bazaar’s success in the region. However, Beijing still has much work to do in order to improve its public image and shorten its soft power deficit in the Central Asian region.

Kemel Toktomushev Research Fellow, University of Central Asia via CHINA US Focus http://ift.tt/1Nd7OEE