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  • With the Central Asian nation crucial to belt and road plans, Xi Jinping has reaffirmed Beijing’s strong relationship with Kazakhstan
  • China’s future ambitions appear to be focused on developing a corridor to Europe, one of its key markets, according to observers
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PM Srettha Thavisin said he expects visa waivers for travellers from China to bring in some US$980 million over the next five months, as Thailand also looks at ways of increasing Indian tourist arrivals.

Scrapping visa application fees could entice back more of the 11 million Chinese visitors who went to Thailand pre-pandemic. But some tourism officials want more big-spending Russians, Belarusians and Kazakhs instead.

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Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, who once studied and served as diplomat in Beijing, meets Xi and turns 70 in ancient Silk Road city of Xian ahead of China-Central Asia summit.

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Russia’s invasion ranks high on agenda during meeting between Chinese foreign minister and counterparts from five Central Asian countries.

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Qin Gang will chair China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Xian to discuss plans for the first C+C5 heads of state summit next month.

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Exit polls gave Tokayev, who faced no real opposition, between 82.2 per cent and 85.5 per cent of the votes cast in the former Soviet republic. The runner-up to Tokayev had managed just 5.2 per cent of the vote, according to the polls.

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The Chinese leader’s first trip abroad in more than 2 years saw him visiting Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, where he signed a series of deals with local leaders.

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President Xi Jinping vows during his trip to Kazakhstan that China will use its Belt and Road Initiative to expand green-energy infrastructure there, but natural gas deals might come first.

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While the leaders of China and Kazakhstan promised more economic cooperation, their joint statement also stressed political assurances.

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