China's Approach to Central Asia - 9781138477438

Taylor & Francis

China's Approach to Central AsiaThe Shanghai Co-operation Organisation\nAuthor(s): Weiqing Song\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138477438, 978-1138477438\nSynopsis\nThis book examines, comprehensively, the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, the regional organisation which consists of China, Russia and most of the Central Asian countries. It charts the development of the Organisation from the establishment of its precursor, the Shanghai Five, in 1996, through its own foundation in 2001 to the present. It considers the foreign policy of China and of the other member states, showing how the interests and power of the member states determine the Organisations institutions, functional development and relations with non-members. It explores the Organisations activities in the fields of politics and security co-operation, economic and energy co-operation, and in culture and education, and concludes with a discussion .