Burned buildings, violent clashes: Why is there such widespread unrest in Kazakhstan?
“That political stability has enabled it to become a major exporter of oil, natural gas and coal,” she said.
Western investors would be “seriously worried because they need a degree of stability, regardless of whether it’s democratic stability, in order to keep functioning,” Nixey said. Kazakhstan is an important oil supplier for China and is a key strategic ally for Moscow, according to Nixey and Ashford., the launch site for its space missions that Moscow rents from its southern neighbor. It also often relies on Kazakh gas as a backstop for insufficient Russian production, she said.
But while the Kremlin said the protests were an “internal problem” for Kazakhstan, it was quick to send a contingent of its forces as part of a mutual defense pact among ex-Soviet states, after Tokayev requested help Wednesday. The treaty is supposed to be invoked for external military threats only.“The Chinese will be waiting anxiously, really from more of an economic point of view, which is where their principal interests currently lie,” Nixey said.
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