A statement issued by the Chinese foreign ministry said that meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on March 28,  his Kazakhstan counterpart Beibut Atamkulov said his country “understands and supports the measures taken by China’s Xinjiang region” to rein in terrorism, separatism and extremism. Wang Yi replied “We appreciate the Kazakhstan government’s understanding and support for China’s position. We will never allow anyone, any force, to undermine China-Kazakhstan friendship and mutual trust.” Interestingly, the Kazakhstan foreign ministry did not mention Xinjiang in its own statement on Atamkulov’s visit to China.