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The resumption of Sino–Central Asian trade, c. 1983–94: confidence building and reform along a Cold War fault line

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  • Hasan H. Karrar

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The resumption of trade across the Sino–Central Asian border in 1983 accompanied a gradual thaw in relations between China and the Soviet Union. This paper argues that: (1) Economic liberalization in China (alongside the Soviet Union) created a climate encouraging cross-border exchange. (2) Starting in 1983, improving relations between China and the Soviet Union permitted cross-border exchange in Central Asia; over the subsequent decade, trade volume served as a marker of bilateral relations. (3) Beginning in 1990, efforts by the Chinese leadership to accelerate reform in North-West China, coupled with the independence of Central Asian republics, led to a rapid increase in trade. Hence, the resumption of Sino–Central Asian trade was not grounded in meta-geographical projections – Silk Road, New Silk Road, Silk Road Economic Belt, Eurasian Continental Bridge – but determined by political and economic transitions in the two countries, accompanied by normalizing bilateral relations.

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  • Hasan H. Karrar, 2016. "The resumption of Sino–Central Asian trade, c. 1983–94: confidence building and reform along a Cold War fault line," Central Asian Survey, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 35(3), pages 334-350, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ccasxx:v:35:y:2016:i:3:p:334-350
    DOI: 10.1080/02634937.2016.1155384
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