BISHKEK/TOKYO -- Kyrgyzstan is growing increasingly wary of China as details of a corruption case involving a project linked to Beijing are revealed. The country is heavily indebted to China and is now working to rebalance its diplomacy, moving closer to its neighbors.
The scandal,over a $386 million contract handed to a Chinese company in 2013, has led to the arrest of two former prime ministers, Sapar Isakov and Jantoro Satybaldiev, pointing up hazards facing Beijing's ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.
