Strategic priorities for expanding China Kazakhstan international economic cooperation

Kazakhstan is the first place to advocate the “the Belt and Road” initiative. The original intention of proposing this initiative is to draw on the ancient Silk Road, take connectivity as the main line, strengthen policy communication, facility connectivity, trade facilitation, financial integration, and people-to-people connectivity with other countries, inject new momentum into world economic growth, open up new space for global development, and create new platforms for international cooperation. Since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan in 1992, the international economic cooperation between China and Kazakhstan has achieved remarkable results. It has laid a very important foundation for enhancing the well-being of the two peoples. How to continuously improve the level of trade and investment facilitation in the future, how to continue expanding the import of high-quality green agricultural products from Kazakhstan, how to expand green energy cooperation, especially how to create new growth points for cooperation, strengthen the connection between the construction of the “Digital Silk Road” and the “Digital Kazakhstan” strategy, and promote digital economic cooperation are strategic priorities for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries. A healthy, stable, and vibrant China-Kazakhstan relationship is beneficial for the development and revitalization of both countries, as well as for regional peace and stability.

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