Development of China–Kazakhstan Cooperation: Building the Silk Road of the Twenty-First Century?. Issue 3 (3rd May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Kembayev, Zhenis
• Is Part Of: Problems of post-communism. Volume 67:Issue 3(2020)
• Page Start: 204
• Page End: 216
• Publication Date: 2020-05-03
• Subjects: Post-communism -- Periodicals; Post-communism; Periodicals; 330.91717
• DOI: 10.1080/10758216.2018.1545590
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1075-8216

Abstract

Abstract : This article examines different stages of the development of China–Kazakhstan cooperation and identifies major factors that have facilitated the advancement of close links between them. It explains China's role in Kazakhstan's multi-vectored foreign policy and demonstrates major milestones in the expansion of bilateral political and economic ties. It also addresses the current developments of China–Kazakhstan cooperation, particularly as related to the implementation of the Silk Road Economic Belt (SREB) initiative. In conclusion, the article argues that the China–Kazakhstan cooperation may promote the implementation of the SREB initiative, while also contributing to the consolidation of authoritarian regimes in the wider region.