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This Week Will Likely Mark the End of Xi Jinping’s 971 Day Absence From International Diplomacy
The last time Xi Jinping traveled abroad was a trip to Myanmar on January 17, 2020. This week, the Chinese president is widely expected to end his nearly three-year absence from international diplomacy when he heads to Central Asia for a ...
Wang Yi Wraps Up Central Asia Tour With Promises of Closer Economic and Security Ties
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is heading home after a four-day trip to Kazakhstan this week, where he sought to bolster trade and security ties with five Central Asian countries. The group, known as the China + Central Asia or C+C5, met ...
China, Kazakhstan Worry About “Spillover” From the War In Ukraine to Countries in Central Asia
Concerns that the ongoing war in eastern Ukraine will spread to Central Asia was a key topic of conversation on Tuesday during talks between Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi. Wang also issued a veiled warning to the ...
Beijing’s “Wait and See” Approach in Kazakhstan
By Lukas Fiala and Hugo Jones, China Foresight LSE IDEAS Over the two weeks, we closely followed Kazakh people take to the streets to protest against increasing fuel prices after a government decision to lift a price cap. As the protests ...