Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) inaugurated its branch campus in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday under the witness of visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
Tokayev, a sinologist who speaks fluent Chinese language, is a distinguished alumnus of BLCU and studied there for short-term training courses from 1983 to 1984.
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