Belt and Road Initiative: Kazakhstan shows how to meet China on its own terms
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The Central Asian nation is taking advantage of its strategic location to diversify away from its traditional dependence on Russia. Despite fears of Chinese colonisation, it has succeeded in aligning the belt and road projects with its own development plan, something that can be a lesson for other middle powers.