虽然中国正在成为东亚和东南亚地区的关注焦点,在那里的经济存在和外交影响力与日俱增,但它也在静悄悄地增加着自己在中亚地区的存在感,而这一地区曾经主要是俄罗斯的地盘。中国将军刘亚洲说,中亚是上天给予当代中国的最厚一片蛋糕。4 B! }' X2 g Y! q6 j# y: E) [
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人在德国 社区' y9 j! v/ e9 ^* n & Y% j* N) ?* p# o$ \rs238848.rs.hosteurope.deKyrgyz shepherds in Tajikistan packed a Chinese solar panel. Chinese goods like clothing, electronics and appliances have lately flooded Central Asia. " @/ u% W. Z6 N6 B7 }0 h: ars238848.rs.hosteurope.de2 ^: s6 \! @) G S4 P% e. a* H/ ` 9 A- ^- `: Z. ?$ r% ]% Drs238848.rs.hosteurope.deChinese merchants have set up shops inside containers at a market in Kyrgyzstan, selling items like DVD players and stuffed animals.7 S7 ]2 h, k1 w: I$ _
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Students learning Mandarin at a Confucius Institute in Kazakhstan. China has opened several of the institutes to teach Mandarin in cities throughout Central Asia.