THE LABOUR MIGRATION INFLUENCE ON KAZAKHSTANCHINESE RELATIONS

Abstract

The article considers the process of Chinese migration to Kazakhstan. The piece analyzes the preconditions, flow, geography, and composition of labor migration; and predicts the possible consequences in the future. The article summarizes the results of surveys and social research conducted in Kazakhstan in different years.

The analysis shows that widespread claims about Chinese demographic expansion in Kazakhstan are unfounded. However, it was noted that the uncontrolled expansion of China's economic presence, especially in strategically important sectors of Kazakhstan's economy, could lead to a rapid and large-scale increase in the flow of legitimate foreign migration from China.