The position taken by Kazakh officials comes despite the presence of around 200,000 people from China's Xinjiang region in the post-Soviet state, many of whom have existing ethnic links to Kazakhstan.
Washington [US], January 20 (ANI): US President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) said that Russia will be held accountable if it invades Ukraine amid rising tensions between the two countries.
Beijing [China], October 29 (ANI/Sputnik): China reiterated on Friday that it has no military bases in Central Asia amid reports that the Asian giant plans to build a special base in the eastern part of Tajikistan for its interior ministry, according to the statement by the spokesman for China's Foreign Ministry.