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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcome ceremony held by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev pose for a photo before their formal talks, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi arrived in Nur-Sultan Wednesday afternoon and began his state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev hold formal talks on Sept. 14, 2022. Xi arrived in Nur-Sultan Wednesday afternoon and began his state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sign and issue the Joint Statement Between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of Kazakhstan on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, and announce that China and Kazakhstan will work for the goal and vision of building a community with a shared future defined by lasting friendship, a high degree of mutual trust and sharing weal and woe, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi arrived in Nur-Sultan Wednesday afternoon and began his state visit to the Republic of Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping receives the Order of the Golden Eagle, or "Altyn Qyran" Order, awarded by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping receives the Order of the Golden Eagle, or "Altyn Qyran" Order, awarded by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the Ak Orda Presidential Palace in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Sept. 14, 2022. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Chinese President Xi Jinping concludes his state visit to Kazakhstan and leaves Nur-Sultan for Samarkand, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi was seen off at the airport by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and other senior Kazakh officials. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)

Chinese President Xi Jinping concludes his state visit to Kazakhstan and leaves Nur-Sultan for Samarkand, Sept. 14, 2022. Xi was seen off at the airport by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and other senior Kazakh officials. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)