How China spreads authoritarian practices beyond its borders

How China spreads authoritarian practices beyond its borders

China's president, Xi Jinping, during the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, in 2016. Gil Corzo / ShutterstockProtests erupted in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, in October 2020 following disputed parliamentary elections. Only four political parties out of 16 had passed the threshold for entry into parliament. Three of these had close ties to the country’s then-president, Sooronbay Jeenbekov. Kyrgyzstan’s powerful neighbour, China, responded to …