In the past year, Beijing has become more diplomatically engaged with Afghanistan, raising the potential for China to play a helpful role in Afghanistan’s future economic and security prospects.

In China’s geopolitical vocabulary, those who speak about Eurasia refer to the space of the former Soviet Union. During the more than 20 year since the disintegration of the USSR, Eurasia has been evolving into sub-regions. These various groups hold different meanings for China.

Five issues are of critical importance for maintaining the dynamics of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the near to medium future.