Tensions on the Afghan-Tajik Border - Who Killed the Chinese Workers?

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More than a month after two attacks that killed five Chinese nationals working in a gold mine near Tajikistan's border with Afghanistan, the question of what led to these high-profile events, which could affect both countries' relations with China, remains unanswered.

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Chinese companies operating in Tajikistan in mining, construction and industrial projects are increasingly confronted with grievances from Tajik employees, for example, in November last year at the Zarafshon gold mine near the north-western city of Tajikistan, Penjikenta, one of the country's largest mining enterprises under the control of the Chinese side — Tajiks, disappointed that salaries remain at the same level, and...