Xi hails strong ties with Kazakhstan

Amid the current geopolitical changes in the world, China-Kazakhstan teamwork could focus on attracting more Chinese investment to Kazakhstan and boosting the synergy of the development visions pursued by the two countries, he added.

The scholar highlighted promising areas for the two nations to work on, such as establishing a "digital Silk Road" based on digital technologies and boosting exports of Kazakhstan's agricultural products to China.

After concluding his whirlwind trip to Nur-Sultan, Xi arrived in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on Wednesday evening, the second stop of his three-day visit to Central Asia.