https://bylinetimes.com/2024/07/04/china-increases-influence-in-russias-backyar… Created Thu, 04/07/2024 - 20:01 Updated Thu, 04/07/2024 - 20:01 Last year China overtook Russia to become Kazakhstan's biggest trading partner, with two-way trade topping $41 billion. In Central Asia, it is Beijing, rather than the West, that has the capacity to end the era of Russian dominance Tags Foreign Affairs Russia