The heavy focus placed on maritime issues in U.S.-China relations can breed a habit of paying less attention to China’s activities across its land borders. Yet Beijing is finding itself bound into complicated situations in a growing list of places across the wide Eurasian landmass. ‘China the peacemaker’ may be the narrative the Chinese leadership wants to promote: But it is unclear whether it has any more answers than those who have gone before to long-running problems in complex regions