Chinese Ambassador Zhang Xiao gave an exclusive interview to The Paper: Joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become a "golden sign" of Sino-Kazakh relations.
Zhang Xiao: Since the establishment of diplomatic relations in 1992, China and Kazakhstan have achieved rapid development from friendly relations to a permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, achieving remarkable and fruitful results. Especially in recent years, as China's ambassador to Kazakhstan, I have witnessed with my own eyes that under the strategic leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Tokayev, Sino-Kazakh relations have constantly reached new heights, reaching the highest level in history and establishing good relations with neighboring countries. The model of good neighborliness, friendship, mutual benefit, and win-win results. This is mainly reflected in the following aspects:
Firstly, the strategic leadership of the heads of state is a political advantage and a distinguishing feature of Sino-Kazakh relations. President Xi Jinping and President Tokayev have met, called, and corresponded many times, established good working relations, and close personal friendship. In September 2022, President Xi Jinping chose Kazakhstan as the first stop for his first visit after the epidemic. Sino-Kazakh relations: high level and specificity. Frequent contacts and strategic guidance between the heads of the two states have laid a solid political foundation for the development of bilateral relations and drawn a bright future for development.
