China’s Appeal to Central Asia is Growing at Russia’s Expense
Putin and Xi have similar goals for the region, but its governments are finding China’s offering ever more attractive.
A group photo of the heads of delegations participating in the SCO Heads of State Council Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, September 1, 2026. Credit: Prime Minister's Office via Wikimedia Commons
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping travelled to Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit this week with very different accounts of how the world works. The contrast was neatly captured by remarks the two men made before and after their arrival in the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
Vladimir Putin meeting with teachers, students pursuing teaching careers, and pupils in teacher-training classes, on August 29, 2026. Credit: Russian Presidential Office
At a meeting with educators in Moscow l
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From Mike Mansfield to Max Baucus and Steve Daines, Montana has been the unlikely source of America’s most influential China-hand senators over the past half-century. But amidst spy balloons, trade wars and mutual paranoia, being a proponent for rational and beneficial relations between the two countries has never been harder.
The former CIA officer says Washington has lacked a clear strategy towards intelligence on China, in contrast to Beijing’s approach — and that Congress needs to act.
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