As an important part of the southern passage of the China-Europe Railway, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway has been planned for at least 25 years and is now finally under construction. Kyrgyzstan’s President Zaparov said in an interview on May 30 that after he explained to Russian Putin that Kyrgyzstan needs the China-Gyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway as it needs “air and water”, Putin said he would no longer oppose the project.
Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country, and the opening of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway is crucial to her. Zaparov said that after the completion of the feasibility study, the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway will start next year (2023).
Sino-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway The Sino-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine International Railway is located in the western border of China and Central Asia. It starts from Kashgar Station, the terminus of China’s Xinjiang-Southern Xinjiang Railway, passes through the Irkeshtan Yergat Pass on the border between China and Kyrgyzstan, and then passes through Karasu or Jalallabad in Kyrgyzstan to Andijan in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan officials have previously stated that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway will be the shortest route for transporting goods from China to Europe and the Middle East after completion, shortening the freight journey by 900 kilometers and saving time by seven to eight days.
Russia’s special military operation against Ukraine, many Chinese support Russia, but at the same time we can’t figure it out. After looking at the map for a long time, the China-Gyria-Ukraine railway is in the south, and we can’t see where the transit through the northern Russia, other countries build a railway, Why do you need Putin’s approval? From this, it is revealed that Russia is not so reassured about China.
This line is a traditional Silk Road trade route in history. Once it is reopened, countries in Central Asia as far away as Iran and Turkey will be closely connected with us, and Russia in the north will be marginalized and lose its influence. It is not necessary to take the northern route, the southern route is faster, Russia cannot receive tolls, and a large economic loss; China can expand the energy import channels from Iran and the Middle East from the southern route, Russia’s oil and gas lose their bargaining power, and there are more competitors . Recently, even Mongolia is building a new railway to China, restoring the old Mongolian alphabet. China’s magnetic attraction effect has caused Russia’s psychological imbalance.
Some people say: On the one hand, it is geopolitics. Several Central Asian countries have always been Russia’s backyard in the south, and economic and trade originally heavily relied on Russia.
On the other hand, the political situation in Kyrgyzstan is unstable, and the decree has no continuity. Every time the government comes to power, it will overturn the decree of the previous government, and the debt repayment ability is worrying.
The most important thing is that Kyrgyzstan happens to be inland. If this railway is opened, Kyrgyzstan will be more closely connected with Europe, and Russia will gradually lose its right to speak in the region.
It is not necessarily China that Russia is guarding against. After all, our western route of the Belt and Road has already opened up to the Caspian Sea through Kazakhstan.
It would be even better if the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway was built according to the international gauge. The next step is to extend to Turkmenistan, then connect to the Iranian railway network, the Turkish railway network, and then a new China-Europe land passage.
There are no permanent friends in the world, only permanent interests. In order to prevent our development, the United States has not heard anything about the Central American Canal for ten years. Even the Pacific Ocean can accommodate China and the United States. It must be said that the Pacific Ocean belongs to the United States. Wake up, the world has always been so cruel, there are only three countries with the right to independent development, China, the United States, and Russia.
Now Russia agrees to the Sino-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine railway, which is also the result of the war in Ukraine. In the past, Russia was still thinking about the EU, and was more inclined towards Europe. Now that the West is sanctioning Russia, she can only turn to China.
As for the country of Kyrgyzstan, I specifically checked the map. Kyrgyzstan is not a big country. It is basically a country near the Ili River Valley and is dominated by mountains. Due to its unique geographical location, it is located in the western section of the Tianshan Mountains and avoids Opening the Kunlun Mountains is a convenient location to the Caspian Sea and Iran.
Finally, it is hoped that after the opening of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway, Kyrgyzstan will be able to take the fast lane of China’s development.