Uzbekistan has proposed establishing a joint venture that would be responsible for the construction and management of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway, Railway Supply reported on March 13. Both Beijing and Bishkek reportedly support this initiative from Tashkent. There remain concerns, however, that raising the finance for the multi-billion-dollar rail line—which would require scores of expensive-to-deliver tunnels and bridges through mountainous territory in Kyrgyzstan and China—may remain out of reach, especially given China’s diminishing commitment to foreign direct investment …