This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows the Baiterek Tower in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)
Enjoy the summer view of Astana, Kazakhstan through the lens of Xinhua photographers.
This photo taken on June 11, 2025 shows the Baiterek Tower in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)People dine in a restaurant in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)People enjoy leisure time by the Ishim River in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)People enjoy leisure time by the Ishim River in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows a city view of Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)A woman rides a bike at the Triathlon Park in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows the Khan Shatyr shopping mall in Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)People walk in downtown Astana, Kazakhstan, June 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)Tourists visit the Baiterek Tower in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)This photo taken on June 14, 2025 shows a city view of Astana, Kazakhstan. (Xinhua/Lai Xiangdong)People enjoy leisure time by the Ishim River in Astana, Kazakhstan, June 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Yan Yan)
Zamir Ahmed Awan is the founder and Chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance,
a think tank in Islamabad. He studied engineering at Shanghai University in the 1980s, and years later he went
back to China as Pakistan's science counsellor in Beijing, from 2010 until 2016,
working on science and higher education cooperation between the two countries.…
