China Urges Neighbour Kyrgyzstan to Resolve Election Turmoil

South China Morning Post

07 October 2020

This article also appeared in Yahoo Singapore.

Beijing said it was “highly concerned” about the situation in Kyrgyzstan, which shares a border with China’s sensitive Xinjiang region, and warned against foreign interference as the government in Bishkek is rocked by protests over rigged elections. The warnings from China and the US, however, are likely meant for each other, a sign of rising tension between Beijing and Washington, said Dr James Dorsey, a Senior Fellow at RSIS. “It’s likely that neither Beijing nor Washington are willing or able to meddle in the situation, though Beijing would like to see a halt to the instability quickly,” Dorsey said.

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