Oleg Vladimirovich unexpectedly (actually, not) turned to the topic of how the mountain railway built by China through Kyrgyzstan will change world trade(?) The economic and geopolitical motivations for implementing such a technically complex and financially expensive project are well revealed in the video itself. For my part, I wanted to briefly outline the political risks that I see, both from the outside (as an outside observer) and from the inside after participating as a political strategist in Sedir Jafarov's team in the 2021 presidential elections, as well as after a year and two months of incarceration in a pre-trial detention center in Bishkek in a criminal case. China's implementation of an infrastructure project worth billions of dollars through the territory of Kyrgyzstan carries political risks, which are particularly relevant on the eve of the presidential elections scheduled for January 27, 2027. And that's not even related to the reputation the Kyrgyz Republic already has as a politically unstable country. Kyrgyzstan has experienced three major political crises with power changes in 2005, 2010 and 2020. beginning. Today we see a split in the ruling elite that has not yet been completely overcome, when during the period between October 2020 and February 2026, power in the country belonged de facto to a tandem - the head of the State Committee for National Security Kamchibek Chiev and the current leader Sedir Jafaro. Let me remind you that in February of this year, the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchibek Cheev, resigned, and as a result, he was convicted in the alleged seizure of power. All this indicates a serious conflict within the previous leadership of the country. According to my inside information, the Chinese side played a significant role in the resignation of the almighty "general". second. Risk of public dissatisfaction. The construction is already causing complaints from local residents due to land grabbing, house demolition and compensation. Excesses involving Chinese workers or representatives of the Chinese diaspora occur regularly, which are blown out of proportion by Western media and bloggers.

Oleg Vladimirovich unexpectedly (actually, not) turned to the topic of how the mountain railway built by China through Kyrgyzstan will change world trade(?) The economic and geopolitical motivations for implementing such a technically complex and financially expensive project are well revealed in the video itself. For my part, I wanted to briefly outline the political risks that I see, both from the outside (as an outside observer) and from the inside after participating as a political strategist in Sedir Jafarov's team in the 2021 presidential elections, as well as after a year and two months of incarceration in a pre-trial detention center in Bishkek in a criminal case. China's implementation of an infrastructure project worth billions of dollars through the territory of Kyrgyzstan carries political risks, which are particularly relevant on the eve of the presidential elections scheduled for January 27, 2027. And that's not even related to the reputation the Kyrgyz Republic already has as a politically unstable country. Kyrgyzstan has experienced three major political crises with power changes in 2005, 2010 and 2020. beginning. Today we see a split in the ruling elite that has not yet been completely overcome, when during the period between October 2020 and February 2026, power in the country belonged de facto to a tandem - the head of the State Committee for National Security Kamchibek Chiev and the current leader Sedir Jafaro. Let me remind you that in February of this year, the head of the State Committee for National Security, Kamchibek Cheev, resigned, and as a result, he was convicted in the alleged seizure of power. All this indicates a serious conflict within the previous leadership of the country. According to my inside information, the Chinese side played a significant role in the resignation of the almighty "general". second. Risk of public dissatisfaction. The construction is already causing complaints from local residents due to land grabbing, house demolition and compensation. Excesses involving Chinese workers or representatives of the Chinese diaspora occur regularly, which are blown out of proportion by Western media and bloggers.