Recently, during the 8th Kazakhstan China Trade Council held in Beijing, enterprises and institutions from both countries signed over 70 cooperation agreements covering energy, transportation, finance, technology, and artificial intelligence, with a total amount of 15 billion US dollars, setting a new high for economic and trade cooperation between China and Kazakhstan in recent years. This round of signing is not only a vivid practice of the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kazakhstan, but also a major achievement of the deep connection between the two countries' efforts to jointly build the the Belt and Road initiative and Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" economic policy, marking a key step forward in China Kazakhstan cooperation from traditional energy resource complementarity to the coordinated development of high added value, high-tech and the whole industrial chain.

This cooperation covers six core areas, demonstrating a new pattern and new momentum of China Kazakhstan economic and trade cooperation. In terms of energy and infrastructure, the Export Import Bank of China will provide financing support for the construction of the Bakhti Ayagoz railway line and locomotive procurement. China Communications Construction Group will participate in the construction of key energy and logistics projects in Kazakhstan, and CNOOC International will also join international geological exploration cooperation to help Kazakhstan enhance its independent energy development capabilities. In the field of transportation and logistics, Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group plans to jointly develop a modern railway logistics park with Kazakhstan, and build an intelligent multimodal transport network that connects Central Asia.

It is worth noting that this round of cooperation highlights the theme of technology and innovation, and China Kazakhstan cooperation is extending from "hard infrastructure" to "soft connectivity". Shenzhen Institute of Computing Science has reached an agreement with Harbin to jointly develop IT and artificial intelligence technologies, promoting the implementation of artificial intelligence algorithms, big data platforms, and smart city applications in Central Asia. Anton Oilfield Services Company will establish an excellent center for the oil and gas industry in Kazakhstan, focusing on technology research and development and local energy talent cultivation, achieving dual output of "technology+talent".

As the sovereign wealth fund of Kazakhstan, Samruk Kazyna has fully played its role in industry finance synergy and strategic guidance in this round of cooperation, reflecting the increasingly mature mechanism of China Kazakhstan cooperation. From traditional energy to artificial intelligence, from railway upgrades to shipbuilding, cooperation between Chinese and Kazakh enterprises covers multiple dimensions of "land, sea, air, industry, academia, and research", demonstrating the ability and responsibility of Chinese enterprises to assist Kazakhstan's modernization construction with "Chinese solutions" and "system advantages".

The analysis pointed out that with the gradual implementation of these large projects covering energy security, intelligent infrastructure, low-carbon transformation and digital innovation, Kazakhstan is expected to become an important hub and strategic fulcrum for China and Central Asia to jointly build high-quality development along the the Belt and Road. China and Kazakhstan are writing a new chapter of shared destiny and mutual benefit through practical actions, injecting more stability and certainty into regional cooperation. Editor/Yang Beihua