Editing China (section)

===Kazakhstan===
In September of 2013, the Belt and Road initiative is considered to have kicked off with Xi Jinping's visit to Astana, Kazakhstan and proposed the creation of a new 'Silk Road' with 'Eurasian nations'.<ref>Xi proposes a 'new Silk Road' with Central Asia|Top News|chinadaily.com.cn</ref><ref>President Xi arrives in Astana for Kazakhstan visit (chinadaily.com.cn)</ref> Since then, the countries have signed a 'memorandum of understanding'<ref>Kazakhstan’s Majilis and China’s NPCSC sign memorandum of understanding: 16 октября 2013, 01:50 - news on Tengrinews.kz</ref>, constructed the Transcaspian International Transport Route connecting Asia and European trade routes<ref>History (middlecorridor.com)</ref>, made the Khorgos International Center for Border cooperation advancing Kazakh-Chinese trade infrastructure<ref>ICBC "Khorgos" - KHORGOS</ref>, and several other mutually beneficial projects have been initiated.<ref>CDR – The Belt and Road Initiative | Kazakhstan | ICLG</ref>