Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Kazakhstan on the 14th is very symbolic. This is a reflection of the high level of relations between China and Kazakhstan and a signal that China supports Kazakhstan’s all-round reform.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
2019 After Tokayev was elected president, he regarded China as one of the first choice for formal diplomatic visits. The two sides signed an agreement on the permanent strategic partnership between the two countries.
The visit of the Chinese head of state opened a new page for bilateral relations. Kazakhstan is awaiting the conclusion of a breakthrough agreement to take cooperation between the two countries to the next level.
China is one of Kazakhstan's largest economic partners, with trade volume reaching US$25 billion last year. Trade volume has increased 70 times over the past 30 years. Trade grew by more than 30% in the first six months of this year. China is also the largest buyer of Kazakhstan products: oil, copper ore, concentrates, uranium and other mineral resources. In recent years, Kazakhstan's agricultural product supply has also grown steadily.
President Xi Jinping's visit coincided with the Conference of World and Traditional Religious Leaders, and the Pope also arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan Nur Sultan . If the World and Traditional Religious Leaders' Conference itself has brought image effects to Kazakhstan, then from the visit of Chinese leaders, Kazakhstans are more eager to reach a fruitful agreement, which will not only strengthen the friendly and friendly relationship between the two countries, but also create new jobs and improve the living standards of the Kazakh people.
Kazakhstan farmers are waiting for the Chinese market to further expand their opening up to their environmentally friendly agricultural products, and China's energy sector needs to increase investment to make up for the growing power shortage. The huge potential of Kazakhstan's renewable energy is an important area of cooperation between the two sides. Kazakh businessmen and tourists are also waiting to enter China, which will build trade relations between the two countries and make the people of the two countries closer together. After all, Kazakhstan has relaxed the 14-day visa-free entry policy to Chinese citizens.
The Chinese market needs a large amount of oil products. It is recommended to build additional oil pipelines from Kazakhstan to China. Kazakhstan needs to diversify its own oil supply to the east and west.
In addition, the two sides need to cooperate in new technologies, robots, microcircuits and chip production, computers and other fields, and China has rich experience and potential in these fields.
Kazakhstan's logistics capabilities have not been fully utilized and there is still huge potential for cooperation. It is envisioned to build and open more railway crossings between the two countries, modernize trains and stations, and speed up the efficiency of cargo and trains passing through road crossings. The once shelved Almaty -Astana High-speed Railway Project will become the driving force for the development of the entire Eurasian Expressway. This would be a great opportunity for Kazakhstans to travel to and from Almaty and Nur Sultan in one day.
The scope and potential of cooperation between China and Kazakhstan are huge. The Kazakh people hope that President Xi Jinping’s visit will be a new starting point for the implementation of these cooperations, thus marking the new "golden 30th anniversary" of the start of China-Kazakhstan cooperation.
This article was first published in the 175th issue of the "Silk Road Today" newspaper in Kazakhstan. Author Anhusai Translation Xiao Yi
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