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<article xmlns:ali="http://www.niso.org/schemas/ali/1.0/" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.2" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">kaspy</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">THE CASPIAN REGION: politics, economics, culture</journal-title></journal-title-group><issn publication-format="electronic" /><issn publication-format="print">1818-510X</issn><publisher><publisher-name xml:lang="ru">Астраханский государственный университет им. В. Н. Татищева</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">1054</article-id><title-group xml:lang="ru"><article-title>Political Science and economic influence of China on post-soviet Central Asia</article-title></title-group><title-group xml:lang="en"><article-title>Political Science and economic influence of China on post-soviet Central Asia</article-title></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author"><name-alternatives><name xml:lang="ru"><surname>Kumukov</surname><given-names>Albert M.</given-names></name><name xml:lang="en"><surname>Kumukov</surname><given-names>Albert M.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><email>albert_09@bk.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff1890" /></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff1890"><aff><institution xml:lang="ru">Kazan Federal University</institution></aff><aff><institution xml:lang="en">Kazan Federal University</institution></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date date-type="pub"><year>2015</year></pub-date><issue>2</issue><fpage>206</fpage><lpage>211</lpage><history /><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2015/issue/2/article/1054">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/en/archive/2015/issue/2/article/1054</self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/2(43)/206-211.pdf" content-type="pdf">https://kaspy.asu-edu.ru/storage/kaspy/archive/2(43)/206-211.pdf</self-uri><abstract xml:lang="ru"><p>The article reviews the Chinese Political Science and economic projects in Central Asia. China's expanding sphere of influence in the region and extent of the penetration are also analyzed. Various instruments and methods used by China in the achievement of its foreign policy goals in Central Asia are discussed.</p></abstract><abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article reviews the Chinese Political Science and economic projects in Central Asia. China's expanding sphere of influence in the region and extent of the penetration are also analyzed. Various instruments and methods used by China in the achievement of its foreign policy goals in Central Asia are discussed.</p></abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd><kwd>постсоветское пространство</kwd><kwd>энергоресурсы</kwd><kwd>логистические коридоры</kwd><kwd>сфера влияния</kwd><kwd>инвестиции</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd><kwd>post-Soviet area</kwd><kwd>energy resources</kwd><kwd>logistic corridors</kwd><kwd>sphere of influence</kwd><kwd>investments</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Китай</kwd><kwd>Центральная Азия</kwd><kwd>постсоветское пространство</kwd><kwd>энергоресурсы</kwd><kwd>логистические коридоры</kwd><kwd>сфера влияния</kwd><kwd>инвестиции</kwd><kwd>China</kwd><kwd>Central Asia</kwd><kwd>post-Soviet area</kwd><kwd>energy resources</kwd><kwd>logistic corridors</kwd><kwd>sphere of influence</kwd><kwd>investments</kwd></kwd-group><funding-group xml:lang="ru"><funding-statement /></funding-group><funding-group xml:lang="en"><funding-statement /></funding-group></article-meta></front><body /><back><ref-list /></back></article>