China backs Kazakhstan as Xi praises crackdown as ‘decisive actions’
The Hindu
Mr. Tokayev said on Friday he had instructed security forces to fire upon protesters without warning.
China on Friday defended the Kazakhstan government amid its harsh crackdown on protesters and offered it support, with President Xi Jinping sending a message to Kazakhstan’s embattled President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Mr. Xi, in what official media described as a “verbal message”, praised Mr. Tokayev for “taking decisive and effective actions at a critical moment” and “quickly calming the situation”.
Mr. Tokayev said on Friday he had instructed security forces to fire upon protesters without warning.
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