В данной статье проведен анализ социального восприятия инициативы «Один пояс, один путь», степени осведомленности населения стран Центральной Азии о реализации данного проекта, специфики восприятия и роли СМИ во влиянии на восприятие инициативы «Один пояс, один путь». В статье показаны результаты проведенного обзорного анализа, свидетельствующие о том, что ввоз китайской производственной мощи на территорию Казахстана в рамках инициативы «Один пояс, один путь» усиливает антикитайское настроение в стране, свидетельством которого являются антикитайские митинги. Также в статье отмечается, что данные явления имеют волновой характер, однако они оказывают значительное влияние на развитие проекта в определенных регионах.В статье очень подробно представлен анализ экономической, политической и социальной проблемы инициативы «Один пояс, один путь», рассматриваемой такими авторами, как Сара Лейн, Марлен Ларюэль, Азад Гарибов, Пауло Дуарте, Сафовудин Джаборов. Также дается анализ статей А. Бурханова, Йен Вон Чен, исследующих проблему восприятия Китая, китайцев и китайской миграции в Казахстан. В исследованиях данных авторов углубленно рассматриваются политические и экономические аспекты, большое внимание также уделено изучению социального аспекта данной инициативы «Один пояс, один путь». В статье также выделяются исторические и культурные факторы и вопросы институционального потенциала и маргинальности, которые могут препятствовать инициативе Китая.

The initiative «One belt, one road» becomes increasingly recognized among the population of Central Asian countries year by year. The information environment is also relevant to this topic. Nowadays you can find more articles with headlines «China increases investment in Central Asia», «China builds a new factory in Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan», «China increases exports through Central Asia», etc. As China's attitude towards the countries of Central Asia is growing, so is the information space. China's attitude towards the countries of Central Asia is growing. The development of modern technology and social media allows many independent media to present today's realities. Thus, by analyzing the discourse of the information space of these countries, one can see how China and the Chinese BRI initiative are perceived in society. The aim of the study is therefore to analyse the Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek discourse on Chinese investment and the Chinese BRI initiative. The significance of this study is that very few papers address the social perception of the BRI initiative. Most of the works describe more the economic, political or logistical peculiarities of the project. An analysis of Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek media was chosen as the research method. During the research, 117 articles were analysed in Russian, Kazakh, Kyrgyz and Uzbek. The article was searched on different news sites, according to keywords: «China», «BRI», «Chinese investment» and «Chinese projects». The study is also descriptive and is based on the context of China's perception of the Chinese BRI initiative. The results of the study showed that the discourse in these countries is very diverse and has both similarities and differences. The importance of the study lies in the fact that there are not many comparative studies on the topic at this time, as many authors consider one country as a case.

China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and infrastructural development has led to growing concerns regarding the future of Central Asia's water resources. However, few attempts have been made to assess the impacts this will have on specific transboundary basins within the region. This article explores how the context of the BRI transcends its physical impacts within the Ili and Irtysh basins, creating a sanctioned discourse that forecloses the possibility of 'successful' negotiations at an official level. As such, pathways to transboundary water management that exist beyond the negotiations are shown to have greater plausibility and potential effectiveness.

This article analyzes the implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2020, the whole world has to develop in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, downfall in economic growth a recession in the global economy, which led to a slowdown and recession in economic growth, suspension of production, closure of borders, and it was China that was the first to face this problem. All this negatively affected the projects of the One Belt, One Road initiative. The purpose of the study was to identify how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced the Belt and Road Initiative and what measures China has taken to preserve BRI projects, and how the Health Silk Road project has become a lifeline for China. It also discusses why OBOR projects in Central Asia are strategically important for China. The article presents an analysis of the economic, social and political problem of the initiative during the COVID-19 pandemic. The article shows the results of the survey analysis, indicating that the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the initiative is short-term. The practical significance of the study lies in the fact that at the moment there are so many studies examining the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Belt and Road Initiative in Central Asia and this article will supplement the literature.