Actual problems of legal regulation of the Kyrgyz-Chinese relations in the field of intangible cultural heritage protection

Abstract

This article considers the legal and domestic aspects of regulation of dispute between the Kyrgyz Republic
and the People’s Republic of China on the epic «Manas».
Keywords: intangible cultural heritage, the UNESCO Convention, the epic «Manas» Kyrgyz-Chinese
relations, a representative list of intangible cultural heritage of humanity, the protest public reaction in
Kyrgyzstan.