China–Kazakhstan relations

China–Kazakhstan relations

Repression of Kazakhs in China: additional context and citations

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Although China has largely directed their repression on the Karluk [[Uyghurs]], the situation of Kipchak Kazakhs is also compromised by recent persecution under the administration of [[Xi Jinping]], and more Kazakhs are also grouped as the threats by the Chinese government; more ethnic Kazakhs in China have been persecuted and imprisoned in [[Xinjiang internment camps]] as of August 2020, many have fled from places like the [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture]] into neighboring Kazakhstan.{{Cite journal |last1=Proń |first1=Elżbieta |last2=Szwajnoch |first2=Emilie |date=2020-08-07 |title=Kyrgyz and Kazakh Responses to China's Xinjiang Policy under Xi Jinping |journal=[[Asian Affairs]] |language=en |publication-place=University of Silesia, Poland |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=761–778 |doi=10.1080/03068374.2020.1827547 |issn=0306-8374 |s2cid=227295465}}
Although China has largely directed their repression on the Karluk [[Uyghurs]], the situation of Kipchak Kazakhs is also compromised by recent persecution under the administration of [[Xi Jinping]], and more Kazakhs are also grouped as the threats by the Chinese government; more ethnic Kazakhs in China have been persecuted and imprisoned in [[Xinjiang internment camps]] as of August 2020, many have fled from places like the [[Ili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture]] into neighboring Kazakhstan.{{Cite journal |last1=Proń |first1=Elżbieta |last2=Szwajnoch |first2=Emilie |date=2020-08-07 |title=Kyrgyz and Kazakh Responses to China's Xinjiang Policy under Xi Jinping |journal=[[Asian Affairs]] |language=en |publication-place=University of Silesia, Poland |volume=51 |issue=4 |pages=761–778 |doi=10.1080/03068374.2020.1827547 |issn=0306-8374 |s2cid=227295465}}


As Kazakhstan is economically dependent on China, the Kazakh government has been unwilling to antagonise the Chinese authorities, and thus maintains a silent response out of fear of upsetting Beijing.https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/has-kazakhstan-failed-xinjiangs-ethnic-kazakhs Kazakh activists were also harassed by Kazakh authorities in recent years as well for actions deemed as anti-Chinese, souring positive perception on China among portion of Kazakhs.https://thediplomat.com/2025/12/burning-xi-jinping-is-kazakh-rights-group-facing-its-final-days/
As Kazakhstan is economically dependent on China, the Kazakh government has been unwilling to antagonize the Chinese authorities, and thus maintains a silent response out of fear of upsetting Beijing.https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/has-kazakhstan-failed-xinjiangs-ethnic-kazakhs Kazakh activists were also harassed by Kazakh authorities in recent years as well for actions deemed as anti-Chinese, souring positive perception on China among portion of Kazakhs.https://thediplomat.com/2025/12/burning-xi-jinping-is-kazakh-rights-group-facing-its-final-days/> In April 2026, Kazakh authorities sentenced 11 Kazakhs to prison for a protest against the Chinese government's policies in Xinjiang.{{Cite news |date=23 April 2026 |title=An anti-China protest lands Kazakhs in prison |url=https://www.economist.com/asia/2026/04/23/an-anti-china-protest-lands-kazakhs-in-prison |url-access=subscription |access-date=2026-04-25 |work=[[The Economist]] |issn=0013-0613}}{{Cite web |last=Kang |first=Dake |date=2026-04-16 |title=Kazakhstan sentences 19 for protest against repression in China's Xinjiang region |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/xinjiang-kazakhstan-beijing-kazakhs-china-b2958865.html |access-date=2026-04-25 |website=[[The Independent]] |language=en}}>


==Resident diplomatic missions==
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