China Daily: Heartfelt welcome reflects robust ties
Xi hails 'enduring friendship' between China, Kazakhstan on arrival in Astana
ASTANA,
"Dear Grandpa Xi Jinping, Welcome to Astana,
The interaction at the
Xi, smiling, praised the children for their Chinese and asked where they learned it.
Speaking in fluent Mandarin, Daria told Xi that she wants to study at prestigious Tsinghua University in
"We welcome you to study in Chinese colleges in the future," Xi said.
This was part of the heartfelt gestures and diplomatic goodwill extended by
Tokayev expressed warm welcome to Xi in Mandarin at the stairway of his plane, which was escorted by three Kazakh Air Force fighter jets upon its entry into the nation's airspace.
At the airport, Tokayev hosted a welcoming ceremony that involved an honor guard of more than 100, and 100 Kazakh children waving flags of the two nations and enthusiastically greeting the Chinese president.
After the ceremony, Tokayev presented Xi with a copy of the newspaper Kazakhstanskaya Pravda, which carried
The warm reception epitomized the close personal bond between Xi and Tokayev and the vitality of ties between the two neighboring countries.
"Over the past 32 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations,
"The enduring friendship between our two nations has grown stronger over generations, setting a model for neighboring countries by exemplifying mutual support, win-win cooperation and shared achievements."
Two-way trade between
The unique and high-level nature of the bilateral relationship was also exemplified in
The trip saw Xi being conferred the Order of the Golden Eagle, the highest honor of
"A genuine great leader," Tokayev said of the Chinese president while bestowing the order, underscoring the historic role and immense contribution from Xi in consolidating friendship between the two nations and strengthening bilateral ties.
"I treasure this medal deeply, a symbol of the enduring friendship between our peoples. With our combined efforts, I am confident that
Another quintessential moment of the camaraderie between the two leaders took place in
The visit coincided with the Kazakh leader's 70th birthday, and after the formal state activities, the two leaders shared a dinner that featured local performances and steaming bowls of
"On this special occasion, your visit speaks volumes about the strength of our bilateral ties and reaffirms your unique bond with
Zhao Huirong, a research fellow at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of Russian, Eastern European and Central Asian Studies, said the mutual trust and strong emphasis of both leaders on bilateral relations has kept taking ties to historic high levels.
The interaction between Xi and the Kazakh children mirrored the increasingly robust public support for the strengthening of ties between the two nations, she added.
Mutual visa-exemption arrangements have spurred people-to-people exchanges, and Sino-Kazakh pragmatic cooperation has delivered tangible benefits to the two peoples, she said.
"We have every reason to believe that, led by head-of-state diplomacy, the mutual trust and cooperation between
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