China’s Belt and Road initiative promises economic development to countries across the globe. But those deals aren’t necessarily win-win. In the Central Asia country of Kazakhstan, the tradeoffs of that investment require China’s neighbors to reckon with the persecution of Muslim minorities just across their borders. Mary Kay Magistad reports in this feature, “On China’s New Silk Road,” from the Global Reporting Centre.
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