| Abstract | 第4页 |
| 1 INTRODUCTION | 第8-15页 |
| 1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE RESEARCH PAPER | 第8-10页 |
| 1.2 PROBLEM STATEMENT | 第10-11页 |
| 1.3 RESEARCH OBJECTIVE | 第11页 |
| 1.4 METHODOLOGY | 第11-12页 |
| 1.5 SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE WORK | 第12页 |
| 1.6 STRUCTURE | 第12-13页 |
| 1.7 RESEARCH LIMITATIONS | 第13-15页 |
| 2 LITERATURE REVIEW | 第15-27页 |
| 2.1 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION | 第15-18页 |
| 2.1.1 DEFINITION AND FORMS | 第15-16页 |
| 2.1.2 FACTORS DETERMINING INTEGRATION PROCESSES | 第16-18页 |
| 2.2 OBJECTIVES AND EFFECTS OF INTEGRATION | 第18-20页 |
| 2.3 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATION THEORIES | 第20-21页 |
| 2.4 EXTENT OF THE RESEARCH | 第21-27页 |
| 3 BACKGROUND AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA | 第27-45页 |
| 3.1 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE OF CENTRAL ASIAN REGION IN THE 1990s -EARLY 2000 | 第27-34页 |
| 3.1.1 RUSSIAN INTERESTS IN CENTRAL ASIA | 第28-30页 |
| 3.1.2 US INTERESTS IN CENTRAL ASIA | 第30-33页 |
| 3.1.3 EU INTERESTS IN CENTRAL ASIA | 第33-34页 |
| 3.2 OPPORTUNITIES AND NEEDS OF CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIAN COUNTRIES AS SCO PARTNERS | 第34-38页 |
| 3.3 BEIJING'S POSITION ON DEVELOPMENT OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION | 第38-42页 |
| 3.4 CONCLUSIONS | 第42-45页 |
| 4 ANALYSIS OF ECONOMIC COOPERATION BETWEEN CHINA AND CENTRAL ASIA FROM 1996 TO THE PRESENT | 第45-75页 |
| 4.1 PERIODIZATION | 第45-48页 |
| 4.2 AREAS OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC COOPERATION | 第48-67页 |
| 4.2.1 TRADE RELATIONS | 第48-57页 |
| 4.2.1.1 CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN | 第52-53页 |
| 4.2.1.2 CHINA AND KYRGYZSTAN | 第53-54页 |
| 4.2.1.3 CHINA AND TAJIKISTAN | 第54-55页 |
| 4.2.1.4 CHINA AND UZBEKISTAN | 第55-57页 |
| 4.2.2 TRANSPORT COOPERATION | 第57-62页 |
| 4.2.2.1 CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN | 第59-60页 |
| 4.2.2.2 CHINA AND KYRGYZSTAN | 第60-61页 |
| 4.2.2.3 CHINA AND TAJIKISTAN | 第61页 |
| 4.2.2.4 CHINA AND UZBEKISTAN | 第61-62页 |
| 4.2.3 COOPERATION IN ENERGY SECTOR | 第62-67页 |
| 4.2.3.1 CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN | 第62-65页 |
| 4.2.3.2 CHINA AND KYRGYZSTAN | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.3.3 CHINA AND TAJIKISTAN | 第66页 |
| 4.2.3.4 CHINA AND UZBEKISTAN | 第66-67页 |
| 4.3 PROBLEMS IN SINO-CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIC DIALOGUE | 第67-71页 |
| 4.3.1 DIFFICULTIES IN THE WAY OF TRADE RELATIONS | 第68页 |
| 4.3.2 NON-CUSTOMS BARRIERS | 第68-69页 |
| 4.3.3 TRANSPORT SECTOR PROBLEMS | 第69-70页 |
| 4.3.4 INSUFFICIENT INVESTMENT CLIMATE | 第70页 |
| 4.3.5 DIFFICULTIES IN ENERGY COOPERATION | 第70-71页 |
| 4.3.6 POSSIBLE WAYS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS | 第71页 |
| 4.4 ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF SCO IN CENTRAL ASIA | 第71-73页 |
| 4.5 CONCLUSIONS | 第73-75页 |
| 5 IMPORTANCE OF TURKMENISTAN AND THE OBSERVER COUNTRIES OF SCO | 第75-90页 |
| 5.1 TURKMENISTAN IN THE SINO-CENTRAL ASIAN ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP | 第75-81页 |
| 5.1.1 TRADE RELATIONS | 第76-77页 |
| 5.1.2 ENERGY COOPERATION | 第77-80页 |
| 5.1.3 INVESTMENT PROJECTS | 第80页 |
| 5.1.4 CHEMICAL INDUSTRY | 第80-81页 |
| 5.2 THE ROLE AND PROSPECTS OF SCO OBSERVER STATES PARTICIPATION | 第81-87页 |
| 5.2.1 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN | 第83-84页 |
| 5.2.2 ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF AFGHANISTAN | 第84-86页 |
| 5.2.3 MONGOLIA | 第86-87页 |
| 5.2.4 REPUBLIC OF BELARUS | 第87页 |
| 5.3 CONCLUSIONS AND PROSPECTS | 第87-90页 |
| CONCLUSION | 第90-94页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第94-95页 |
| References | 第95-101页 |
| List of abbreviations | 第101-102页 |
| Appendices | 第102-105页 |
| Appendix 1 | 第102-103页 |
| Appendix 2 | 第103-104页 |
| Appendix 3 | 第104页 |
| Appendix 4 | 第104-105页 |
| Appendix 5 | 第105页 |
