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China's Kazakh concerns
Fuel, food, the Belt and Road Initiative – China has many stakes in the country once thought to be the most stable in Central Asia.
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China is going to find that Kazakhstan is not the secure and predictable neighbour that it was, says the writer.
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Raffaello Pantucci
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When Chinese President Xi Jinping first announced his Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) vision in 2013, he started it with a speech in Astana, as the capital of Kazakhstan was then called.
In an expansive speech, Mr Xi articulated the importance of Kazakhstan within his broader vision of Chinese policy across the Eurasian landmass.
