The importance of “One Belt, One Road” to the Republic of Uzbekistan

In recent years, China has made significant economic inroads into Central Asia. The promotion of the new globalization under the Chinese umbrella in the form of lucrative initiative "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) has triggered new challenges to the established international economic and political orders. On the one hand, the implementation of lactiferous Belt Road Initiative (BRI) brings benefits to stakeholders, whilst, on the other hand, it poses a threat to their territorial integrity, which incites vigorous debates in Uzbekistan. This paper aims to identify the approach Uzbekistan has been employing to reap benefits, minimize the costs of OBOR.