Abstract:
The article presents the factors of influence of coronavirus on the «Belt and road»
initiative and economic consequences for the participating countries from Central Asia. The
coronavirus epidemic and the impending economic crisis will affect relations between Central Asian
countries. They will not have a completely new reality, but existing trends will accelerate
dramatically. In this situation, the economy and technological development of the Central Asian
countries will become increasingly dependent on China, which will also affect other areas of
cooperation. The article points out problematic issues in the further development of economic
corridors, as well as the positive and negative consequences of the pandemic, the reasons for revising
the pace and scale of infrastructure projects. Perspective directions of further development of this initiative in political and economic aspects are considered. The coronavirus and its consequences are likely to force the Central Asian countries and China to move closer together much more rapidly. But despite some negative consequences, in the short term, Central Asian countries have no choice but to become even closer to China.
