Chinese Octopus: How China Is Taking Over the Post-Soviet Space

... growing interest from Abkhazia in having more Chinese tourists and investors in honey and wine industry while Transnistria would like to export more cognac in Asian markets. Zachary Paikin: Orders Within Orders: A New Paradigm for Greater Eurasia From a macroeconomic perspective, the West and Russia should keep in mind the whole population in the South Caucasus is no more than an average city in continental China. While the European Union and Russia are struggling with the political and economic crisis, China is having an impressive budget and a strong appetite for all kind of goods. China and the post-Soviet ...