People attend a protest against the rising Chinese presence in the country in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan January 17, 2019. REUTERS/Olga Dzyubenko
BISHKEK (Reuters) - Kyrgyz police detained more than a dozen people on Thursday as they dispersed a hundreds-strong anti-Chinese rally in the capital, Bishkek, the biggest public protest to date in Central Asia against Beijing's growing influence in the region.
Protesters who gathered on the central square demanded curbs on work permits for Chinese citizens as well as a reduction of Kyrgyz debt to China and called for other measures to reduce the Chinese presence, including a ban on Kyrgyz-Chinese marriages.
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