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This book places Central Asia in the broad perspective of global history and discusses the study of Central Asian history from the perspectives of theories, methods, and specific issues. The first article is "The Belt and Road Initiative and Regional Studies". From the perspective of the "Belt and Road Initiative", from the perspective of world history, it examines the historical status of Central Asia in ancient history, emphasizing that Central Asia was the center connecting the Eurasian continent in ancient times; the second article "Emphasis on "Thinking about 'Central Asia'", mainly discusses the history of Central Asia in the 18th and 19th centuries in pre-modern times; the third part, "'Central Asia' in Transformation", focuses on academic history and discusses the relevant disciplinary construction, paradigm and discourse transformation of my country's Central Asian history research since 1949.