- Chinese President Xi Jinping traveled to Kazakhstan on Wednesday on his first international trip since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
- India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Tajikistan are part of the eight-nation SCO that Putin and Xi spearhead and see as a counterbalance to US alliances in East Asia.
- Xi has been promoting a “global security initiative” following Beijing’s more assertive foreign policy and the formation of a quad by the US, Japan, Australia and India.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping meets Kazakh leader on first trip since pandemic 14.09.2022
