Kazakh President Tokayev, a distinguished alumnus of Beijing's language university

Beijing Language and Culture University (BLCU) inaugurated its branch campus in Astana, Kazakhstan on Wednesday under the witness of visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. Tokayev, a sinologist who speaks fluent Chinese language, is a distinguished alumnus of BLCU and studied there for short-term training courses from 1983 to 1984.