China's push for railway line with Kyrgyzstan to establish strategic advantage over sanctions-hit Russia

Beijing [China], October 10 (ANI): The construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway project is likely to provide China with a shorter route to Europe while bypassing a sanctions-hit Russia as China succeeded in bringing Kyrgyzstan on board after years.

The project is expected to effect a change in the flow of trade traffic through Russian territory, impacting its influence in Central Asia as the project i