Kazakhstan’s Anti-China Protests: Implications for the Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia by Gökçen Gürel Yeşilçimen, Muhammet Koçak

“…This article examines China’s increasing investments in Kazakhstan amid its declining soft power and growing public dissent. Focusing on Kazakhstan's strategic position within the Belt and Road Initiative, it analyzes how Chinese economic influence persists despite widespread protests and negative public opinion. …”
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New development cycle through long-term investment ? by Romain Dittgen

“…A number of issues have challenged the realisation of the Bélinga project and introduced new risks and costs for the Chinese. These include commodity price volatility, the death of president Omar Bongo in 2009 and increasing dissent among civil society. …”
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