| Summary: | 碩士 === 清雲科技大學 === 中亞研究所 === 95 === In current politics and economy, Central Asia has always been on the fringes of the world. Central Asia in the global political and economical arena has remained marginalized. Its rich history and colorful culture have been generally ignored compared to other dominant cultures. It was not until the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 on the World Trade Center towers in the United States, which prompted Washington’s anti-terrorist war in Afghanistan, that the world spotlight suddenly turned to this area. In addition to its geological significance, Central Asia has the capability of developing nuclear weapons and state-of-the-art aviation and biochemical technology, as well as advanced ammunition. Its vast petroleum reserves and other natural resources have added to its geographic significance. Central Asia will have a strong impact on global politics in the future. Among the five Central Asia states, Kazakhstan owns the richest resources. In addition to thriving agriculture and husbandry industries, Kazakhstan has more than 90 types of rich mineral deposits. For instance, its reserves of petroleum and natural gas have been confirmed to be 13 billion tons and 24.3 trillion cubic meters, respectively. Recently, the Kazakhstan government actively made reforms, such as carrying out privatization, signing economic and trade agreements with foreign enterprises, as well as encouraging foreign investment in petroleum and mining exploitation. Moreover, its foreign investments have reached 50 billion USD from 1996 to 2006, the highest amount among all former Soviet republics, even exceeding that of Russia. This proves the tremendous economic potential of Kazakhstan. Therefore, the result of this study can be used as reference for Taiwan industry entering Central Asia.
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