LATEST
ARTICLES

SCO at a New Stage: China’s Role, Kazakhstan’s Interests, and the Practical Agenda for Cooperation

In the context of the ongoing transformation of the international system and the growing importance of regional cooperation formats, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization is entering a new stage of institutional development. Over 25 years, the SCO has evolved from a mechanism for building trust and ensuring security into a multilateral structure with a broad economic, […]

How to Assess the Returns from International Cooperation: OECD Approaches and Their Significance for Kazakhstan and China

International cooperation delivers sustainable results when financial resources, knowledge, and technology expand people’s opportunities. The new OECD guidance examines how to consistently integrate poverty and inequality reduction goals into the planning, financing, and evaluation of development programs. For Kazakhstan, certain provisions of the document are useful for understanding the social and territorial outcomes of economic […]

The Turkic World and Xinjiang: Between Cultural Affinity and Historical Belonging

In recent years, the concept of the “Turkic world” has increasingly resonated in the political, cultural, and academic discourse of Eurasia. The Organization of Turkic States regards the commonality of history, language, culture, and identity as one of the important foundations of cooperation among member states. The conceptual document “Vision of the Turkic World – […]

In Astana, young researchers and students discussed Xi Jinping’s works and China’s modern development

On October 2, 2026, Maqsut Narikbayev University hosted a youth seminar, “Young Readers’ Meeting: A Discussion of Xi Jinping’s Works” / Young Readers’ Meeting: A Discussion of Xi Jinping’s Works. The event was organized by the China Studies Center (Kazakhstan) and the CICG Center for Europe and Asia. The meeting focused not only on the […]

China and the US after Washington: a new architecture of managed competition

The state visit to the United States by Chinese President Xi Jinping, which has now concluded, became a significant stage in Beijing and Washington’s attempt to give a more sustainable shape to relations that are simultaneously characterized by deep interdependence and strategic rivalry.   The main result of the meeting is not the disappearance of […]

Almaty Investment Dialogue “Kazakhstan – China”

On September 25, 2026, the Kazakhstan-China Investment Forum was held in Almaty with the participation of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. The forum brought together more than 600 representatives of business, government agencies, and development institutions from the two countries. Its results make it possible to speak not merely of an […]

Washington visit concluded: what has changed in the China-U.S. agenda

The Washington visit should be viewed first and foremost as a stage in the institutional consolidation of the agreements reached earlier in Beijing. Its significance lies not in the formation of a fundamentally new model of China-U.S. relations, but in clarifying the political framework within which the two sides intend to manage strategic competition, maintain […]

The Head of State spoke at the Kazakhstan-China investment forum

Before the start of the event, the participants observed a minute of silence in memory of the servicemen who tragically died in Mangystau Region.   President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev emphasized that the eternal comprehensive strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China has a solid historical foundation and is steadily developing in the spirit of good-neighborliness and mutual […]

China and the US: Practical Limits of Competition

The state visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to the United States and his talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on September 24 draw attention to an aspect of bilateral relations that often remains in the shadow of discussions about trade and technological rivalry. This concerns the attempt to identify those areas where competition between […]