"Brawl Exposes Growing Anti-Chinese Sentiment In Kyrgyzstan", Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 19 November 2025

Dozens of Kyrgyz and Chinese construction workers clashed in the village of Konstantinovka in the northern province of Chui on November 15 after a road dispute.

Police detained 16 people and called in for questioning another 44, including Chinese workers. One Kyrgyz worker was hospitalized.

The authorities have attempted to downplay the incident, which involved drivers employed by China Road & Bridge Corporation and the Kyrgyz company Zhongzi.

The anti-Chinese sentiment reflects broader anxieties about China's expanding economic footprint in Kyrgyzstan, experts say.