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Significance
This is visible now as pledges of better ties with Washington coexist with talk of joining the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) -- yet it is China that is the main source of much-needed finance to mitigate COVID-19 impacts.
Impacts
A recent flurry of regional initiatives reveal a lack of focus (as with the Turkic Council) or poor timing (the EEU).
Tashkent will take a wait-and-see view of the EEU as neither observer status nor full membership offers great benefits.
Uzbekistan's pivot to Afghanistan aligns with both the US and Chinese strategies.
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Uzbekistan,
RUCIS,
China,
Central Asia,
CIS,
Russia,
economy,
international relations,
politics,
emergency,
foreign investment,
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foreign trade,
growth,
health,
infrastructure,
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