Thread by @GeringTuvia

"The US has been attempting to infiltrate Kazakhstan, and some NGOs have served as outposts for this effort" - retiree editor-in-chief of the Global Times, Hu Xijin, believes KZ's situation is already resembling a "color revolution" and is rapidly deteriorating.
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"Old Hu believes that China will continue to be a strong supporter of Kazakhstan's efforts to stabilize the situation by itself. KZ is a close neighbor of both Russia and China, and both countries are concerned about its stability.
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"Nazarbayev had had a positive attitude toward developing relations with the US, with the intention of balancing the influence of China and Russia. At the same time, he'd kept a close eye on Washington. Despite this, a color revolution is felt across KZ.
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"Kazakhstan has the highest per capita income in Central Asia, but the country's political stability has been seriously shaken in recent years by a raging pandemic and economic downturn.
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"Because Nazarbayev has been in power for so long, it's possible that the country has developed some entrenched interest groups, and public discontent is gradually growing, but the catalyst for a breakthrough remains the economy's and people's downward spirals.
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"This is what the Western forces consider Kazakhstan's seventh inch (idiom: "to kill the snake, one must strike seven inches below its head").
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"They clearly want to "mess up" Kazakhstan, and their goal is to destabilize and drive a wedge into the strategic stability of Russia and China's neighborhood. However, neither Russia nor China will allow the US or the West to push Kazakhstan into a long-term state of chaos.
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"To date, Russians make up about 20% of Kazakhstan's population, China is the country's primary energy consumer, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) supports its member states' stability.
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"Suffice it to say, there are still many internal and external conditions that must be met for Kazakhstan to return to its previous stable path following such a period of turmoil."
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