RFE: Kazakhstan Protests Over Chinese Article Questioning Its Territorial Integrity
NUR-SULTAN -- Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry has officially protested an article published on a Chinese website that questioned Kazakhstan’s territorial integrity.
The ministry said on April 14 that it "held talks with the Chinese ambassador to Kazakhstan, Zhang Xiao, during which the ministry protested against the publication of an article on the website sohu.com in China titled 'Why Is Kazakhstan Eager To Get Back to China?'"
The article's author wrote that Kazakhstan is located on territories that historically belong to China.
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Update #1: Kazakhstan summons Chinese ambassador in protest over article (Reuters)
Update #2: Kazakhstan calls in Chinese envoy to protest web article (AFP)
WNU Editor: This article is playing to a Chinese audience, not to an audience in Kazakhstan. And it is being used by Chinese officials to promote the perception that everyone wants to be a part of China. Truth be told. No one wants to be a part of China.
