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Central Asian country Kazakhstan has recently experienced its biggest crisis in decades. People are dissatisfied with the soaring natural gas prices and held large-scale anti-government demonstrations. But this Friday, Kazakhstan President Tokayev publicly stated that he has authorized the security forces to “fire without warning”; and with the support of Moscow, he ruled out the possibility of negotiations with the demonstrators. In response to the current crisis in Kazakhstan, the European Union has called for “end of violence” and “restraint”, and the United States has warned that it will pay close attention to any violations of human rights. At the same time, the Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping publicly praised Kazakhstan’s repressive actions as “powerful measures.”

In Kazakhstan, anti-government demonstrations triggered by the soaring natural gas prices, and conflicts broke out between the people and the security forces. In the past few days, the anger of the demonstrators has also been directed at the authoritarian former President Noursoultan Nazarbaïev (Noursoultan Nazarbaïev), criticizing him for being corrupt and still in the shadow of power. Seeing the riots spread across the country, the current President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev declared a state of emergency throughout the country and called on the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) military alliance to send about 2,500 peacekeepers to the local area to help maintain stability.

Gunshots were fired everywhere in the streets of Almaty, Kazakhstan’s largest city. On the morning of the 7th, the country’s television reported that the unrest had killed 26 demonstrators and arrested more than 3,000 people. Tokayev characterized the public demonstrations as “foreign-trained terrorists.” He said on the same day that the police and the army had been authorized to “fire without warning” during the violent suppression of anti-government protests, and that stability maintenance operations would continue “until the militants were completely eliminated.”

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On January 7, 2022, security forces were on the streets of Almaty’s city center after violence broke out in Kazakhstan after protesting fuel prices. (AFP)

Neighboring countries worry that Kazakhstan’s instability may spread to surrounding countries. China and Russia are paying close attention to the local situation. Beijing expressed its support for Russia-led intervention. After all, there are many Uighurs in Xinjiang in Kazakhstan, and the future development of Kazakhstan will also affect China’s policy in Central Asia.

Regarding “large-scale riots in Kazakhstan, causing heavy casualties and property losses,” Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a message to Tokayev on the 7th to express his condolences. He stated that Tokayev “takes decisive measures at critical moments to quickly calm the situation, which embodies the responsibility and responsibility of a politician and a highly responsible stance to the country and the people.”

China has always claimed that public demonstrations were caused by foreign forces deliberately creating turmoil, instigating “color revolutions”, and the so-called “standing with the people”. Xi Jinping also emphasized that China is willing to do everything it can to provide necessary support to Kazakhstan to help Kazakhstan tide over the difficulties.

Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Wang Wenbin also said on the 6th that this is the country’s “internal affairs” and believes that the authorities can properly handle it. On the 7th, he defined Kazakh as an anti-government “violent terror” operation, and expressed his support for the Kazakh and Russian governments. Repressive stance. Wang Wenbin said that China supports all efforts that are conducive to the Kazakh authorities to calm the situation as soon as possible, and firmly opposes the deliberate creation of social unrest and incitement of violence in Kazakhstan by external forces.

On January 7, 2022, the police detained a demonstrator at a rally outside the Kyrgyzstan parliament building in Bishkek to protest the collective security treaty organization's decision to deploy a peacekeeping contingent to Kazakhstan.  (AFP)
On January 7, 2022, the police detained a demonstrator at a rally outside the Kyrgyzstan parliament building in Bishkek to protest the collective security treaty organization’s decision to deploy a peacekeeping contingent to Kazakhstan. (AFP)

Seeing the Kazakh people’s demonstrations were suppressed by guns, Uyghur Abliz said, “What happened in Kazakhstan makes us Uyghurs very worried. They are like brothers. Many Uyghurs also live in Kazakh. Our language, history and culture are similar. Connects us together. We hope that the Russians will leave and Kazakhstan will not be taken over by Russia. The border between Xinjiang and Kazakhstan is drawn by Russia and the Chinese, and it is precisely through the Russian-Chinese method that the people’s revolution is suppressed. Xi Jinping Praising Tokayev’s shooting and suppression, it reminds people of the suppression of students in Tiananmen Square on June 4th. The dictator’s’responsibility’ is that there is no people in his heart.”

In contrast to China’s praise of the suppression, the United States warned that Russia might send troops to Kazakhstan to be taken over, stating that the world will keep an eye on human rights violations.

The European Union calls on all parties in Kazakhstan to exercise restraint. EU Executive Committee President Ursula von der Leyen and French President Emmanuel Macron (Emmanuel Macron) on the 7th both called for “end violence” and “restraint”, emphasizing that the rights and safety of citizens are the most basic and must be protected.

Radio Free Asia reporter Cai Ling Paris Reporting Editor: He Ping Web Editor: Rui Zhe

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