As Russia burns away its army, and its military reputation, its hold on the east continues to weaken - and China to dominate……
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China's Xi Invites Ex Soviet Republics Of Central Asia For Summit
China's Xi Jinping this week invited the leaders of the ex-Soviet republics of Central Asia to a first joint summit in China, a bid to boost Beijing's influence in Russia's backyard.
The Chinese president extended the offer to the "first China-Central Asia summit", scheduled for May, in similar telegrams sent on Monday and Tuesday to the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and made public by the recipients.
Reclusive Turkmenistan, the top supplier of gas to China, has not yet announced whether it has been invited to the gathering.…