Edward Lemon

President of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and associate professor at Texas A&M University.

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Edward Lemon is President of the Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs and associate professor at Texas A&M University.

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Moscow’s Ukraine struggles and neocolonialism have made its former partners in Central Asia turn to Beijing.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov and Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev wave as they pose for pictures at a group photo session during the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, Shaanxi province, China May 19, 2023. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Pool

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