Demand for uranium is booming. Who is benefiting?
One Central Asian country stands out above the rest
On July 3rd Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, and Xi Jinping, China’s leader, attended the annual summit of the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation, a Eurasian security and defence partnership, in Astana, Kazakhstan’s capital. In a statement ahead of his meeting with Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kazakhstan’s president, Mr Xi emphasised the need for the two countries to strengthen their co-operation in energy investment and mining. It hints at an area where the “no-limits” friendship between Russia and China is being tested, as they both woo Kazakhstan.
This article appeared in the Asia section of the print edition under the headline “Going nuclear”
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