China's Engagement with Central Asia and Dynamics of New Great Game

Central Asia and China have been closely intertwined in history and today that relationship is being re-establishing. China’s return to Central Asia especially in post-2013 is a landmark in the development of its foreign policy. With its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) move,this region became the crucial bond for cross-regional trade and infrastructure progress. The purpose of this research is to analyze the China-Central Asia transboundary regional nexus in a geopolitical context. To examine China’s strategies in the construction of oil and gas pipelines to meet its energy requirements and to build bases in Europe and Central Asia to transport its finished goods. For this China’s ties with three Central Asian states are highlighted along with China’s engagement with Europe through this region is discussed in this article. To synthesize the analysis from a theoretical perspective, it is discussed that how China’s growing influence in the region can change the region’s diverse interests. It has been covered that China's ‘New Great Game’ differs from classical Heartland theory. Therefore, this study is based on two analyses one is China’s energy plans in the form of its energy ties and the second is to construct new ways to transport its finished goods to the world.