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Explainer | Kazakhstan unrest: how will China’s economic interests be affected by the protests?

The violence has stirred concerns about the impact on Chinese companies in the country, which has received billions of dollars of investment from its neighbour Positioned between China and Europe, Kazakhstan is a crucial link in the Belt and Road Initiative and was where Xi announced the massive infrastructure project

Topic |   Belt and Road Initiative

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Published: 10:30pm, 7 Jan, 2022

Updated: 1:16am, 8 Jan, 2022Why you can trust SCMP

Kazakhstan, which has been engulfed in violence, is a crucial link in Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative. Photo: AFP