Dear Thomas,
The recent agreement between China and Kyrgyzstan continues a formal
process that began with discussions between China and Russia in the 1860s
and led to the Kashgar protocol of 1882. According to Kyrgyz government
sources both China and Kyrgyzstan have ceded land to each other in this
latest agreement, but I don't know the details. Certainly, the latest
agreement has become a major political issue in Kyrgyzstan, the opposition
using it to attack the government: hundreds of people have been on hunger
strike over the issue, and one already has died- a reminder that border
disputes can excite great passion.
Nick Megoran,
Department of Geography,
University of Cambridge.
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> Dear Int-boundaries friends
> My name is Thomas Lunden, I am working at the Swedish institute, a
> Government agency promoting Swedish culture and education abroad. I am
> also a Guest Professor of Political and Ethnic Geography at the
> University of Stockholm doing some research on boundary towns in the
> Nordic countries and the Baltic area ( twin towns of Narva-Ivangorod,
> Valga-Valka and Haparanda-Tornio).
>
> My question is however related to Central Asia. According to some rumours,
> the Kyrghyz president, Akayev, has reached an agreement with China
> resulting in a bundary revision between the countries. This would imply a
> loss of Kyrghyz territory including the tributary of one of the major
> rivers. Deos anybody have further information on this?
> Best wishes,
> Thomas Lunden
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