Energy-Rich Turkmenistan Binds Its Future More Closely to China

摘要

Turkmenistan, holder of the world’s fourth-biggest natural gas reserves, is binding its future closer to China in a move that could tip the balance of interests in the Central Asian state further away from the US, Russia and Europe. The Turkmens are seeking a loan of $4.1 billion from Beijing to develop its supergiant South Yolotan gas field, hard on the heels of a $4 billion loan extended by China last year.