THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
TAIPEI—China has much to lose should violence in Kazakhstan grind on or dissolve into civil war. For now, though, Beijing is largely sitting on the sidelines as Moscow, an ideological ally with which it shares many goals in Central Asia, handles the trickier task of suppressing dissent in their oil-rich neighbor.
For the second time in six months, China is facing military turmoil on its western frontier. And, as when Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August last year, Beijing is adopting a wait-and-see approach, eschewing a leading role in a complex and uncertain geopolitical landscape where it lacks experience.
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