Relations between
Kazakhstan and China have reached an unprecedentedly high level. Astana is
ready to steadily strengthen its permanent comprehensive strategic partnership
with Beijing, enrich it with new substance and open up new horizons for
cooperation. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said this in an exclusive
interview with Xinhua News Agency. The President noted that Kazakhstan and
China share a long common border and a centuries-old history of good-neighborly
relations. According to him, such ties serve the interests of both peoples and
are an important factor in maintaining peace and stability across Eurasia.
«Our
strategic partnership is comprehensive and covers all key areas – from trade,
investment, energy, and transport to industrial cooperation, agriculture,
digitalization, healthcare, science, education, and culture. Two-way trade
continues to reach new records, with China being Kazakhstan’s largest trading
partner. Transport and logistics have emerged as one of the key strategic
areas. Kazakhstan is a natural link connecting the East and West. Together with
our Chinese partners, we are turning this geographic advantage into modern
transport and logistics infrastructure of regional scale,» President
Tokayev said.
Furthermore,
President Tokayev noted that the technological dimension of Kazakhstan-China
cooperation is gaining particular importance, namely in the fields of
artificial intelligence, digital technologies, robotics, new energy sources,
and high-tech manufacturing. The two countries
also maintain dynamic cooperation on the international stage, sharing similar
positions on strengthening the central role of the United Nations, upholding
the principles of international law, promoting mediation and multilateralism, and
pursuing the peaceful resolution of conflicts, the Head of State emphasized. Next
year will mark the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic
relations between Kazakhstan and China. Over this period, direct contacts
between citizens of the two countries have also developed actively. Tourism is
growing, while academic mobility programs and inter-university cooperation are
expanding.
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