Assel Bitabar

PhD Candidate/Hokkaido University. #China & #CentralAsia / #中央アジア の国際政治 / #BRI #一帯一路. Views my own, retweets not always endorsements.

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

@Dave_Brophy Superb news, congratulations! Looking forward to reading it.

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@b1ybaris Бабыл бір орында тұрып қалған жоқ🥹

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@maqpal кім, қашан жазды?

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@bakhyt_kurmanov @ucentralasia @IkboljonQ Looking forward to seeing you there 🙌

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@BerilOcakli envy yooouuuu, ashlyamfu 🤩🤩🤩

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@b1ybaris Дүнген тегіне ұқсамайды.

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@BerilOcakli @ArynovZhanibek @BeltandroadMunk @PaoloBottleneck @TUmarov @Novastan_Eng Рахмет 🫶

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

Әйбат концерт. Балалар жұлдыздармен қосылып ән айтып, барын салып өнер көрсетіп жатыр. Бірақ Г.Оразымбетованың “Көкке өрле” әніне шыққан балаларға кім&неге әскери киім кигізіп қойды? Бұны орынсыз дейтін бір ересек болмады ма?

PS: Фотода балалар болған соң, оны алып тастадым.

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

@muratbaiman Өте жағымсыз мінез-құлық. Өзгенің жайын ойламайды.

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

Балалар күніне арналған концертте отырмын. Сол жағымда жас қыз аяқ киімін шешіп,екі аяғын орындығының үстіне көтеріп қойып отыр. Оң жағымда бір тәте телефонына келген аудио хабарламаны құлаққапсыз бақыртып тыңдап отыр. Қоғамдық орында өзін-өзі ұстау этикадан хабарымыз аз екен.

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

At the same time, the export of microchips from #Kazakhstan to Russia rose from a negligible $245,000 to $18 million — over 70 times higher. /End

[Assel Bitabar @BitabarAssel]

Indeed, Kazakh trade data strongly suggests that the country is used as an intermediary destination for Russian drone imports. In 2021, before the full-scale invasion began, so few drones were imported into 🇰🇿 that they did not even appear in official import-export data.1/

[Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project @OCCRP]

NEW: Despite Western sanctions, Russian soldiers and defense manufacturers are still supplying themselves with foreign tech.

Kazakhstan has become an important conduit for drones and microchips — so our reporters investigated how these supply chains work. https://t.co/hN49OKVNxl

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The import of microchips, too, has skyrocketed: In 2021, official statistics show, $35 million of the components were imported into #Kazakhstan, a figure that had grown only moderately in recent years. In 2022, imports more than doubled to over $75 million. 3/

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@BryonActon @BerilOcakli @NUedukz No, as far as I know. But some presentations/papers might get published in an edited volume later.

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Even a toddler in the room got interested in @BerilOcakli ‘s talk. Because it’s superb 🔥

Conceptualising #BRI at @NUedukz

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@BerilOcakli They really are💯

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I was particularly glad to meet Dr Yelena Sadovskaya at the conference. I’ve been reading her works since my first days of graduate studies.

Conceptualising #BRI at @NUedukz

[Beril Ocaklı @BerilOcakli]

The one and only @BitabarAssel on „Co-constructing the ‚New Silk Road‘ through discursive practices“ #BRI

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@BerilOcakli Will DM you 😉I’m wondering about your evening plans for today or tmrw