Go west, young man
China's economic explosion is rippling out to Central Asia
THE Karasu Bazaar, just 200 metres from Kyrgyzstan's heavily patrolled frontier with Uzbekistan, is a bustling warren of trading stalls fashioned out of metal shipping containers stacked one on top of another. The wares on offer range from bicycles to television sets and cosmetics.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Go west, young man”
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