of uncertainties associated with the peculiarities ofthe current stage of international relations and presence in Central Asia have theirown interests of non-regional players.Certainly, the increasing competition between global players in the region to open a”window of opportunity", and the temptation to "play" on the contradictions betweenthem may increase. However, this temptation may be punishable. This is especiallytrue with regard to Russia, which not only reacts painfully to any sorts of anti-Russianactions in the Central Asian region, but，most importantly, has real possibilities tohave both a positive and a negative effect on the situation there.
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2.2. China and Central Asia
in the Context of Regional SecurityIn the second half of the 1990s Central Asian countries have faced serioussystemic problems: real GDP per capita in the relatively rich Kazakhstan was 4490dollars a year, and in the impoverished Tajikistan - 2180 dollars/Description of the problems associated with the construction of nationaleconomies is a separate subject of study, but it must be emphasized that the positionof the recipient in respect of the Union's center and the low level of industrializationwas important negative legacy that influenced behavior of the Central Asian elites inthe issue of accession to international organizations.In this chapter it is useful to distinguish three levels of analysis: event-contextevel，document and decision level within the framework of the SCO，and expertassessments levels. Thus, we can obtain a complete picture of the situation in theregion，and reflection on the subject within the region. At the end of the 1990sdifficult social and economic situation of the Central Asian Region (CAR)，exacerbated in the context of security issues. If before 1997 the key issue of regionalsecurity was the inter-Tajik conflict, then, since 1998，Central Asia faced a majorchallenge - the threat of the spread of radical Islam by the Islamic Emirate ofAfghanistan. This threat was manifested not only in promoting the Taliban to theborder of the former USSR，but also in the rising wave of terrorism that was directedto Uzbekistan.
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3 TRADE RELATIONS........................40
3.1. China's Economic Footprint ........................40
3.2. Main Problems in Trade Relations...................46
4 ENERGY MONOLOGUE...............................53
4.1. Factors that Play Role in Energy Policy of China..........................53
4.2. Silk Road Reconstruction Project..........................61
4.3. InOil Pipeline Western Kazakhstan- China.....................76
4.5. Pipeline of the Century.....................79
4.6. New Century- New Resources...........................83
4.7. Problems of Energy Cooperation..........................86
4 Energy Monologue
4.1. Factors that Play Role in Energy Policy of China
Central Asia - is a region characterized by its geopolitical position, presence ofsignificant energy reserves, potential conflict, religious and ethnic specifics. Theregion attracts a large number of outside players - the United States, European Union,Russia, the countries of the Near and Middle East, East Asia and South Asia, so thepolitical alignment of forces in the region is constantly changing. In the beginning ofthe second decade of the twenty first century Central Asia has a network of pipelinesfor energy exports to China which makes it play a long-term key role in the politicaland economic life of the region.The main component of the energy policy of China in Central Asia since themid-1990s is the strategy of "going beyond" ("
