A train carrying containers from China crossing the border into Khorgos, Kazakhstan. — ©2024 The New York Times Company
WITH Russia mired in a long war in Ukraine and increasingly dependent on China for supplies, Beijing is moving quickly to expand its sway in Central Asia, a region that was once in the Kremlin’s sphere of influence.
Russia, for its part, is pushing back hard.
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