Thank you very much. I can speak a little bit to this.
You're quite right. In fact, I think in some ways your question brings us back to your other ones as well. One of the things that Kazakhstan, and all of the central Asian republics really, is marked by is a determination, ever since 1991, to be very much sovereign and independent, perhaps like others in the region who have actually played quite an interesting game in that regard and have been quite successful.
They are all very much aware of the overwhelming influence of Russia, absolutely, but have taken steps—maybe most pronounced in this regard in Kazakhstan—to have a number of options open to them, and I think we see that in the area of their commercial ambitions. They are, by geography, drawn very much into the Russian economic orbit. They are happy to be part of the economic union, but they see this—and Kazakhstan has been the most forthright—as a means to bolster their economy and their independence. They see it as a bridge, for example, to the west as much as, and more than, locking them into the Russian economic orbit.
In that regard, it may well be that, in the great game, China has won, but from a more provincial perspective, if you like, Kazakhstanis would be quite happy to welcome quite a bit of Chinese investment, because it is largely apolitical and provides a bit of a counterweight to the Russian domination of their economic relationship.