Global Times, in an analysis article on Kazakhstan today, quoted four Chinese Central Asia experts to the effect that the past week’s events will lead to greater Russian influence and less U.S. influence in Kazakhstan. “The situation in Kazakhstan is basically stabilized by Sunday,” its journalists Cao Siqi and Xu Yelu reported, while “Wrangling between Washington and Moscow is also intensifying after Russia, which extended great assistance to Kazakhstan to quell the turmoil, rebuked remarks by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Kazakhstan might have a hard time getting rid of Russian troops, saying that the U.S. should reflect instead on its military meddling around the world.” (https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202201/1245482.shtml)
Chinese experts predicted that future relations between Russia and Kazakhstan will rise to a higher level, while Kazakhstan’s ties with the United States as well as those of other countries, will inevitably decline after this crisis. The Chinese experts also point out that “noises” aimed at driving a wedge between Russia and Kazakhstan, as well as other Asian countries, will inevitably decline post-crisis: Driving a wedge between Russia and Kazakhstan is an “an old tactic” of the West, and is “ridiculous.” “As Russia has already sent troops to Kazakhstan and helped control the security situation, the U.S. could only exert some diplomatic pressure. Further U.S. sanctions on Kazakhstan and Russia on the excuse of political interference can be expected, but will not have too much impact, experts said.”
