US or China? Why Kazakhstan refuses to pick sides as it eyes AI revolution

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by China: SCMP Tech / TechNode / Pandaily / KrASIA / Sixth Tone at 01 Nov, 06:00 UTC

Driving along the wide boulevards of Astana during a recent trip to the Kazakh capital, signs of China’s growing commercial footprint were everywhere. Chinese cars were becoming a common sight on the streets here, as brands from BYD to Changan made aggressive inroads in a market once dominated by…