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Tinatin Khidasheli
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Tinatin is a former MP (2012–2015) and Defence Minister of Georgia (2015–2016). She chairs Civic IDEA, a Georgian think-tank monitoring Chinese influence in Georgia and the wider Black Sea region
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Opinion | Georgia’s one-sided relationship with China comes with significant risks

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The Georgian Government has increasingly moved to strengthen relations with China, hailing the economic potential of the partnership including high-profile infrastructure projects. But despite the optimism, the relationship has so far remained almost entirely one-sided, and in fact, opens the country up to substantial new risks. Georgia’s foreign strategic alignment has been profoundly influenced by its geopolitical location, historical context, and aspirations for closer integration with West