China and Kazakhstan have collaborated extensively on the Belt and Road Initiative, particularly in the development of transportation infrastructure such as road and railway networks, which have brought considerable advantages to both countries, fostering better connectivity and shared prosperity. In 2022, the railway freight volume between China and Kazakhstan reached 23 million tons, marking a 20 percent year-on-year increase.
A standout example of such cooperation is the Dostyk-Moyinty railway (DMR) in eastern Kazakhstan, linking the Kazakh-China border crossing at Dostyk to Kazakhstan's interior.
The railway was originally built in the 1950s and is now being upgraded to add a new line to accommodate China's growing transport demand. The second railway line, which will be completed by 2025, spans 836 km. Once completed, its capacity is expected to increase fivefold.
"China is Kazakhstan's most important strategic partner and investor. Chinese investment has boosted Kazakhstan's development. Many of our cooperation projects with China are mutually beneficial," said a contractor of the construction project of the Dostyk-Moyinty railway’s second line.
China-Kazakhstan railway project boosts development of both countries
China-Kazakhstan railway project boosts development of both countries
The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 37,925, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a statement on Tuesday.
Additionally, more than 87,100 people had been wounded in the besieged strip since the Palestinian-Israeli conflict broke out in October 2023, health authorities said.
The Israeli army killed 25 people and wounded 81 others in the past 24 hours, according to the statement.
Also on Tuesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) issued a statement announcing that Israeli forces conducted a new round of airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip's Khan Yunis from Monday evening to the early hours of Tuesday.
Local Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces launched airstrikes in multiple locations in the Gaza Strip on that day, resulting in casualties and injuries to several people.
According to a statement released on Tuesday by the IDF, their airstrikes targeting Khan Yunis included Hamas militant weapons depots, residential areas, and other infrastructure facilities.
At least 12 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting an apartment in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestinian sources said on Tuesday.
As Israeli forces continue to advance its ground operation on the Gaza Strip, the divisions between the Israeli government and the military are increasingly becoming public.
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a statement refuting claims by Israeli military officers and reaffirming that “the war will end once Israel achieves all of its objectives”.
On the same day, Netanyahu issued a strong condemnation in a statement regarding a previous article in The New York Times. The article quoted several anonymous Israeli military officers saying that Israel was willing to reach a ceasefire agreement with Hamas without achieving all objectives, stating that ceasefire was the best way to secure the release of detained individuals.
Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 37,925: health authorities
