leadership has yet to decide

autonomy from the party. Chinese political leadership has yet to decide how to use PSCs most effectively in a way that will also be less harmful to party and state interests. Third, the issue is highly sensitive in regional relations. For example, Chinese PSCs in Central Asia focus on protecting and continuing business interests and are not being used as “military-political tools or instruments of geopolitical competition” like PMCs deployed in the area from Russia (see Guardians of the Belt and Road, February 22, 2023). Nonetheless, the military violence of the Middle East affects the greater region, and the radicalization continues to pose a threat to foreign investments by China in the area. Furthermore, Sinophobia has continued to grow significantly as China discriminates against its own Muslims. The news of Xinjiang’s forced labor has “triggered protests in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, accompanied by demands to rid these countries of Chinese influence” (see Guardians of the Belt and Road, February 22, 2023). สล็อตเว็บตรง