1.0Eastern European and Transatlantic Networkhttps://carleton.ca/eetnTrevor Peetershttps://carleton.ca/eetn/author/trevorpeeters/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="o2UBTcmC2a"><a href="https://carleton.ca/eetn/2025/exporting-surveillance/">Exporting Surveillance: China’s Authoritarian Blueprint in the Kyrgyz Republic</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/eetn/2025/exporting-surveillance/embed/#?secret=o2UBTcmC2a" width="600" height="338" title="“Exporting Surveillance: China’s Authoritarian Blueprint in the Kyrgyz Republic” — Eastern European and Transatlantic Network" data-secret="o2UBTcmC2a" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/eetn/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> https://carleton.ca/eetn/wp-content/uploads/sites/44/2025/09/20250724_105908-scaled.jpg25602560China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has fostered a form of "weaponised interdependence" in Central Asia, leveraging technological and economic networks to exert coercive influence and export its model of authoritarian governance. Kyrgyzstan, in particular, illustrates how local political dynamics can facilitate Beijing’s expanding security architecture, making it a critical case for understanding the broader regional implications of China's strategic ambitions.