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4 Dec 2025

China and the Belt and Road in Central Asia

Over the last twenty years China has funded infrastructure, industry and energy projects across Central Asia. Cooperation has grown under the Belt and Road Initiative, while local governments try to balance benefits and independence.

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Photo by Darrell Chaddock, Unsplash

31 Aug 2025

Tasbaqa: Central Asian Tortoise on the Ustyurt Plateau

A short documentary by British director Saxon Bosworth follows the threatened Central Asian tortoise, called Tasbaqa, on the Ustyurt Plateau. The film shows the tortoise’s active months, features a Kazakh dombra soundtrack and aims to support conservation work.

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