Perceptions of China in Central Asia: Findings from an elite university in Bishkek

Primiano, Christopher B.; Rice, Dana; Kudebayeva, Alma

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“…In another recent single-institution survey based on students at the American University of Central Asia in Kyrgyzstan, a team of researchers (Primiano, Rice, and Kudebayeva 2022) confirms mixed feelings about China that are statistically significant. One intriguing finding concerns gender difference: men tend to be more critical of China's economic presence than women, but more approving of China's domestic pandemic response.…”

Section: Ambivalence Towards Chinese Influencementioning

confidence: 96%

Asia-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Zheng¹,

Yang²,

Elsherif³

2022

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The Social Science Research Council (SSRC) is an independent, international, nonprofit organization founded in 1923. It fosters innovative research, nurtures new generations of social scientists, deepens how inquiry is practiced within and across disciplines, and mobilizes necessary knowledge on important public issues. For nearly 100 years the SSRC has coordinated the research, policy, and philanthropic communities in the pursuit of evidence-based policies to promote human well-being, emerging as both a pivotal force in the academy and a respected contributor to the public good. The SSRC is guided by the belief that justice, prosperity, and democracy all require better understanding of complex social, cultural, economic, and political processes. We work with practitioners, policymakers, and academic researchers in the social sciences, natural sciences, humanities, and related professions. We build interdisciplinary and international networks, working with partners around the world to link research to practice and policy, strengthen individual and institutional capacities for learning, and enhance public access to information.

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Section: Ambivalence Towards Chinese Influencementioning

confidence: 96%

Asia-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Zheng¹,

Yang²,

Elsherif³

2022

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A Bumpy Ride for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan: Findings from a University Survey

Primiano,

Kudebayeva

2023

Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

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China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been a polarising issue throughout the world, with analysts viewing it as either advancing China's desire to remake the world according to its plans, having the potential for, or indeed about, mutual benefit, or too ad-hoc and thus impossible to predict how it will develop. In this article, we present our findings from a survey that we conducted with university students in Almaty, Kazakhstan on views towards BRI. There are two main findings. First, the majority of our participants view BRI as bad for Kazakhstan. Second, one's political views, specifically whether one embraces authoritarian or conservative views (on the one hand) or democratic views (on the other), correlate with the way that person views BRI. In particular, we found that those who espouse authoritarian or conservative views consistently and with statistical significance view the initiative in higher regard than those who embrace democratic political views. To explain this pattern, we draw from social identity theory.

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Perceptions of China in Central Asia: Findings from an elite university in Bishkek

Cited by 2 publications

References 13 publications

Asia-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

Asia-China Knowledge Networks: State of the Field

A Bumpy Ride for China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan: Findings from a University Survey

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