Russia interaction with Central Asia take into account its own Muslims and Arabs. since Arabs influence will grow more than any one else in world if i would advising China i would sign up Power of Siberia 2. Russian muslim population that is driving force behind alot of things from Ukraine to Mideast and they will impact its relation with China.Guess Russia's going to have to own up to China being an equal and perhaps sooner rather than later, the pilot rather than first class passenger when it comes to Central Asian politics.
Turkmenistan does have interaction even in Siberia.
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Turkmenistan sent humanitarian aid to children affected by the flood in the Primorsky Territory of the Russian Federation
Zhu speculated that representatives from Turkmenistan, the remaining Central Asian country, were not among the visiting group because the country had relatively little interaction with the outside world, including Xinjiang, and “is not a member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation” led by China and Russia.
