China is expanding its economic influence in the South Caucasus by signing strategic trade agreements with Azerbaijan and Georgia, aiming to boost trade along the Middle Corridor.
China is hoping to expand its strategic footprint in the South Caucasus , signing agreements with Azerbaijan and Georgia in recent months designed to expand East-West trade via the Middle Corridor . Those deals, however, appear at this point to be more aspirational than substantial, as they do not involve firm financial commitments. The most recent deals concluded by Beijing were signed in September.
The two countries have not only sought to expand trade and investment, but also have tightened political ties. Azerbaijan over the summer sought to increase its role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and applied to join the BRICS group of emerging economies, two entities in which China plays a major role.
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