The situation in Kazakhstan has stabilized after Russia’s military intervention, and President Kassym-Schomart Tokajew officially characterized the unrest as an “attempted coup”. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on the 10th that he is willing to strengthen law enforcement and security cooperation with Kazakhstan to help resist foreign interference. The United States is concerned that Russian peacekeepers will not leave Kazakhstan.
At least 164 people were killed and nearly 10,000 arrested in Kazakhstan’s worst unrest since independence from the Soviet Union on Tuesday, a day of national mourning. Kazakh President Kassym-Schomart Tokajew said at an online meeting of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (OVKS) on the 10th that the authorities “thwarted an attempted coup and restored order in the country.” Tokayev said the terrorist attackers included Islamic extremists trained abroad, and the hunt for them was still ongoing. He promised that Kazakhstan would soon provide relevant evidence to the international community that the terrorist attack was a well-planned activity.
Tokayev said that there are currently 2,300 CSTO peacekeepers in Harvey. Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the CISO-assisted troops will only be in Kazakhstan for a “limited” period of time.
US State Department spokesman Price said on the 11th that the United States hopes that CSTO forces should leave the country when the Kazakh government requests it.
“When requested by the government, CSTO forces should leave Kazakhstan,” Price said at a news conference. The spokesman also said that the United States believes that Kazakhstan has sufficient internal resources to address the situation, so because of the There are problems with the arrival of CSTO forces in the country. The U.S. is raising these issues with the Kazakh government, Price said.
Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi had a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on the 10th to exchange views on the situation in Kazakhstan.
Wang Yi said that China and Russia, as permanent members of the UN Security Council and friendly neighbors of Central Asian countries, must not allow war and chaos in Central Asia. The two sides should continue to deepen coordination and cooperation, oppose external forces interfering in the internal affairs of Central Asian countries, and prevent “color revolutions” and “three evil forces” from causing chaos.
Wang Yi pointed out that the Chinese side agrees with Tokayev’s judgment on the nature of the violent terrorist incident in Kazakhstan, and supports the CSTO to assist the Kazakh side in combating violent and terrorist forces under the premise of respecting the sovereignty of Kazakhstan, so as to play a positive role in restoring stability in Kazakhstan.
Wang Yi also had a phone call with Kazakh Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Treuberdi on the 10th, to support Kazakhstan in maintaining stability and ending violence. Wang Yi expressed that, as a permanent comprehensive strategic partner of Kazakhstan, China is willing to express firm support for Kazakhstan in maintaining stability and ending violence at a critical moment that affects the future and destiny of Kazakhstan.
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin stated on the 10th, “Wang Yi emphasized that the sudden turmoil in Kazakhstan shows that the situation in Central Asia is still facing severe challenges, and it once again proves that some external forces do not want peace and tranquility in our region. As a neighbor China, we hope more than anyone else that Central Asia will maintain long-term stability and achieve development and revitalization.”
Since Afghanistan fell into the hands of the Taliban in August last year, China has faced the second military turmoil on the western border, but the situation in Kazakhstan is imminent for China. French historian Bedolino pointed out the reasons. First, Kazakhstan is rich in mineral resources, and the economy is also related to China’s strategic ambitions in Central Asia. After all, in 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping proposed the “Belt and Road Initiative” for the first time in Kazakhstan. initiative. The second is that China can compete with Russia in the network area. The third is that China must support the dictators of neighboring Muslim countries to maintain the stability of the western border, so that the Muslim-Uyghur issue will not become an international issue. He also said that if color revolutions in neighboring countries led to political democratization, it might encourage Chinese people, especially in the west, to try something similar.
Just as Wang Yi proposed, China is willing to increase cooperation with Kazakhstan in law enforcement and security departments, increase bilateral cooperation in anti-interference, maintain the security of the political systems and regimes of the two countries, and ensure the safe and smooth operation of major China-Kazakhstan cooperation projects; Tokayev However, he criticized the work performance of the customs at the border with China, saying that the customs did not work in an orderly manner, resulting in huge economic losses for Kazakhstan.
In a speech to the parliament on the 11th, Tokayev said: “The rectification of customs will greatly increase the potential of budget revenue, especially at the border crossing between Kazakhstan and China. There are no vehicles inspected, no taxes and fees are collected, and the difference with the statistics of the Chinese customs agency is as high as Billions of dollars.” Tokayev pointed out that Kazakhstan has tens of billions of taxes uncollected and ordered that these problems be resolved as soon as possible.
Radio Free Asia reporter Cai Ling Paris reporting editor in charge: Jiayuan.com editor: Guo Du
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