Posted on 09/04/2019 4:49:50 AM PDT by NorseViking
ALMATY/NUR-SULTAN, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Kazakhs protesting against the construction of Chinese factories held public rallies in three Kazakh cities on Wednesday, demanding a ban on an initiative which the Central Asian nation's government hoped would bring investment and jobs.
Neighbouring China is already one of the oil-rich former Soviet republic's biggest investors and trade partners, but its broad presence and Beijing's campaign to "de-radicalise" ethnic minorities in the Xinjiang province have contributed to a growing anti-Chinese sentiment.
The protests first started in the small industrial town of Zhanaozen in Western Kazakhstan on Sunday as about 100 people gathered to demand a ban on what they described as plans to move outdated and polluting Chinese plants to Kazakhstan.
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Muzzies verses Commies. What is not to like?
Dozens? Wow. Somebody alert the media. Oh, looks like someone already did.
There are not so many people in Kazakhstan. Dozens is a big crowd:)
Bout’ the size of a Joe Biden rally.
That’s-a not nice!
Waiting for Borat to weigh in.
Doesn’t Putin launch his astronauts from there?
Yep. Main Russian space center is there.
Was it a Great Success?
It would have been 300 but Mayor Pete announced he was speaking.
Borat is unavailable for comment:)
Was this before or after “The Running of the Jew”?
You liked that movie:)
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