Central Asia is known as the heart of Asia, and its geographical location is extremely important, and whether the situation in Central Asia can remain stable is related to the security of the hinterland of China and Russia. In recent years, there have been frequent riots in Central Asian countries, and Kyrgyzstan has cracked a coup d'état.
Kyrgyzstan's National Security Council said Kyrgyzstan's secret services recently arrested more than 30 suspects on suspicion of a coup. Their specific plan was to organize large-scale riots in Kazakhstan and then violently seize power.
More than 100 people were reportedly suspected of the coup d'état, and more than 30 of the arrested suspects have confessed. According to a spokesman for the press service of the Security Council of Kyrgyzstan, the funds for the activities of the coup plotters are provided from abroad, and this money is used to pay the remuneration of the main members, as well as to plan and organize events.
Kyrgyzstan
Obviously, this was a coup d'état supported by foreign forces, but Kyrgyzstan's law enforcement responded quickly and stopped the coup in time, without allowing the foreign forces to succeed. But it's a warning sign.
In addition to Kyrgyzstan, there were riots in Kazakhstan early last year. In January, protests against gas price increases broke out across Kazakhstan and then turned violent, with demonstrators attacking presidential residences, city government buildings and prosecutors' offices.
The Kazakh government immediately declared a national state of emergency and dispatched a large number of police forces to maintain order, during which demonstrators clashed with the police. The unrest in Kazakhstan reportedly killed 225 people and injured 4,353.
Kyrgyzstan
There is still foreign participation in the unrest in Kazakhstan, and some demonstrators have been trained and organized outside the country. In addition, Kazakhstan's law enforcement agencies also arrested many foreigners during the riots, which further shows that this riot is not simple.
Central Asian countries are targeted mainly because of their ties to China and Russia. You know, color revolutions are the best thing for the United States, and the United States has been constantly containing China and Russia in recent years, and if any country is close to China and Russia, it may become a "thorn in the eyes" of the United States.
Last month, the China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province, and the presidents of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan visited China collectively and participated in this grand event.
China-Central Asia Summit
In the future, the China-Central Asia Summit will be held alternately by various countries, and the successful convening of the China-Central Asia Summit marks that the relations between China and Central Asian countries have been further sublimated. In addition, China and Central Asian countries have also cooperated in the fields of minerals and energy.
Central Asia is very rich in natural resources, with oil reserves estimated at about 150-200 billion barrels, proven natural gas reserves of 7.9 trillion cubic meters, coal, iron, copper, lead, zinc and other mineral resources. Cooperation between Central Asian countries and China can open up the Chinese market and achieve mutual benefit and win-win results with China.
At the same time, China is also planning to build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway with Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, and after the completion of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway, the freight distance will be greatly shortened, which will make the cargo exchanges between China and Central Asia more convenient and drive the local economic development.
China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway
On the other hand, stability in Central Asia is very important for China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan all border China, and if there is unrest in these places, China's territory will be directly threatened.
After the outbreak of riots in Kazakhstan last year, China and Russia spoke on the phone, and then Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said that China and Russia must not allow chaos and war in Central Asia, and the two sides should continue to deepen coordination and cooperation to oppose external forces interfering in the internal affairs of Central Asian countries.
This shows the determination of China and Russia to maintain stability in Central Asia, and as long as China and Russia are present, they will never allow external forces to disrupt Central Asia. Whoever wants to start a chaotic war in Central Asia is an enemy of China and Russia, and China and Russia will not sit idly by.
President of Kazakhstan Tokayev
Last year, the CSTO sent peacekeepers to Kazakhstan to help the local government maintain social order, the first time the CSTO carried out a collective "peacekeeping operation", with the Russian Airborne Forces as the vanguard unit.
If Central Asian countries have difficulties that cannot be solved, they can turn to China and Russia for help, and if they want to maintain peace and stability in Central Asia, regional countries should work together.