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China in Central Asia: COVID-19 and Beyond

Tue. September 8th, 2020
Live Online

Please join us for a discussion on China and Central Asia in 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic has interrupted trade flows, closed borders, and led to tremendous economic, public health, and social disruption. With anti-Chinese sentiment rising in recent years across Central Asia, this panel will analyze the impact of the pandemic on the Beijing’s relationship with both Central Asian states and populations. 

This event is co-sponsored by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 

Central Asia
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event speakers

Gül Berna Özcan

Dr. Gül Berna Özcan is a Reader in International Business and Entrepreneurship at Royal Holloway, University of London. Her research deals with internationalization of firms, business-politics relations, and entrepreneurs' moral standing.

Reid Standish

Reid Standish is a contributor for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and a former special correspondent in Moscow for Foreign Policy magazine focused on Eurasia. He has reported across Eastern Europe and Central Asia for The Atlantic, POLITICO, The Washington Post, and others.

Temur Umarov

Temur Umarov

Fellow, Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

Temur Umarov is an expert on China and Central Asia, and a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center.

Paul Stronski

Senior Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Program

Paul Stronski was a senior fellow in Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, where his research focuses on the relationship between Russia and neighboring countries in Central Asia and the South Caucasus.