Exchanges of young people contribute to friendship

When Sat Aslanbek watched a movie starring Chinese action star Jackie Chan on television at the age of 7, the Kazakh boy developed an interest in China and started to learn about the language, culture and history of the neighboring country.

Now, the 22-year-old is a first-year postgraduate student majoring in petroleum engineering at China University of Petroleum-Beijing.

President Xi Jinping recently replied to a letter from Central Asian students at the university. Aslanbek said he was motivated by Xi's words, and this firmed up his confidence in devoting himself to promoting cooperation between Kazakhstan and China.