Chinese President Xi Jinping is to pay a state visit to Kazakhstan from June 7-10 to attend the 17th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State and the opening ceremony of the World Expo in Astana.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Kazakhstan. Below is a brief history of the development of Sino-Kazakh relations:

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