The Aftermath of the Kyrgyz Revolution - The Lesser Players

OilPrice.com ^ | 04/14/2010 | Dr John Daly

[Faketan]

The recent unrest in Kyrgyzstan has largely been portrayed as an epic clash between U.S. and Russian interests.

That said, interest in events in Bishkek extend far beyond Kyrgyzstan throughout the regional and one should expect the following voices to add their concerns as the situation evolves. While largely overlooked by media coverage, their influence could be a significant factor in both interim and long-term solutions that emerge to Kyrgyzstan’s recent upheavals.

CHINA

Kyrgyzstan shares a 533-mile border with China. Kyrgyzstan’s primary value to China is as a market for its goods and is interested in economic expansion and access to resources. A week ago a Chinese energy company held discussions with deposed President Kurmanbek Bakiyev’s younger son Maksim Bakiyev, who heads the country’s Central Agency on Development, Investment, and Innovation, about a $300-million investment in Kyrgyzstan’s northern Chui Province. China’s exports to Kyrgyzstan range from mass consumer products and home electronics to luxury commodities. Full article at: Kyrgyz Revolution

[Thunder90]

China wants a stable Kyrgyzstan. The leader of Kyrgyzstan was seen as unstable and clashing with everyone else. That is why the FSB got rid of him.

China is a major trade partner with Russia, so this will not be a problem.

They also both want the US to stay there and fight in Afghanistan to keep the Al Qaeda problem in check.