TRADE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY OF KAZAKHSTAN
Harbin Institute of Technology
The proposal for master’s degree
TRADE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY OF
KAZAKHSTAN
院（系）管理学院
学科 货币金融
导师 郭海凤
开题报告日期 2014.09.09
Graduate college
1. Background and the Research Purpose
1.1 Background
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 enabled the states of Central Asia to rediscover their Chinese neighbor, excluded from the economic and cultural of the region during the years of Sino-Soviet conflict. In less than two decades, Beijing has taken advantage of the disappearance of its Soviet neighbor to launch its program of development of the “Great West” and open up Xinjiang to border nations, while the states of Central Asia, seeking new partners, have sought to benefit from China’s dynamism by integrating themselves into the Asia-Pacific zone of prosperity. While the Chinese authorities may make a point of honor in establishing cordial relations with the five states of the region, Kazakhstan partnership with China is termed “strategic, confirming Astana as a major political ally of Beijing in a post-Soviet climate in which the Kazakh government is displaying balanced and diversified policies in the face of Moscow’s heavy-handed presence. This privileged China-Kazakhstan partnership is based on a multifaceted economic reality. These days, China-Kazakhstan trade represents more than two-thirds (about 70 percent) of all China-Central Asia trade. Unlike the other historical power in the region, Islam Karimov’s Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbaev since 1989, has undertaken important economic liberalization reforms that, despite their limitations, are now succeeding in attracting foreign investment. Kazakhstan has thus become the second richest country in the
The proposal for master’s degree
TRADE DEVELOPMENT BETWEEN CHINA AND KAZAKHSTAN AND ITS IMPACT ON ECONOMY OF
KAZAKHSTAN
院（系）管理学院
学科 货币金融
导师 郭海凤
开题报告日期 2014.09.09
Graduate college
1. Background and the Research Purpose
1.1 Background
The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 enabled the states of Central Asia to rediscover their Chinese neighbor, excluded from the economic and cultural of the region during the years of Sino-Soviet conflict. In less than two decades, Beijing has taken advantage of the disappearance of its Soviet neighbor to launch its program of development of the “Great West” and open up Xinjiang to border nations, while the states of Central Asia, seeking new partners, have sought to benefit from China’s dynamism by integrating themselves into the Asia-Pacific zone of prosperity. While the Chinese authorities may make a point of honor in establishing cordial relations with the five states of the region, Kazakhstan partnership with China is termed “strategic, confirming Astana as a major political ally of Beijing in a post-Soviet climate in which the Kazakh government is displaying balanced and diversified policies in the face of Moscow’s heavy-handed presence. This privileged China-Kazakhstan partnership is based on a multifaceted economic reality. These days, China-Kazakhstan trade represents more than two-thirds (about 70 percent) of all China-Central Asia trade. Unlike the other historical power in the region, Islam Karimov’s Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, under the leadership of President Nursultan Nazarbaev since 1989, has undertaken important economic liberalization reforms that, despite their limitations, are now succeeding in attracting foreign investment. Kazakhstan has thus become the second richest country in the