Slow Liberalisation Continues

China and Kazakhstan have signed an agreement fostering greater collaboration in the oil and gas sector. The document on 'China-Kazakhstan Co-operation Strategies for the 21st Century' - signed by Chinese President Hu Jintao and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev on December 20 - agrees to support cross-border construction of oil and gas pipelines, as well as working closely on processing, building new power facilities and providing electricity to other countries. China's stellar economic growth in recent years has led to a rapid rise in its energy requirements, and Beijing continues to work towards ensuring its future energy security,as reflected by

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