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Xi Jinping calls events in Kazakhstan incitement to "color revolution"

Leader of China Xi Jinping called the events in Kazakhstan incitement to a «color revolution».

«China resolutely opposes external forces deliberately provoking unrest and a» color revolution" in Kazakhstan," the President of PRC Xi Jinping said in a message to the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, RIA Novosti reports.

Mass protests in Kazakhstan began in early 2022. Residents of Zhanaozen and Aktau in Mangistau region opposed the increase in prices for liquefied gas, then the protests spread to other cities. Clashes with security officials continue in Almaty. The Internet is periodically turned off throughout the country, the media practically do not work.

The President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev introduced a state of emergency in the republic, dismissed the government and became the head of the Security Council. At his request, the CSTO countries sent peacekeeping forces to Kazakhstan.

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