What is the difference between Kazakhs in China and Kazakhs in Kazakhstan?

They belong to the same nation, not to the same country.

According to Stalin's definition of nation, which is the official classification method currently adopted in China, nation refers to the * * * identity of people with the same language, the same region, the same economic life and the same psychological quality in the same culture.

According to this definition, they all belong to the same nation, and their customs and even some languages are the same, but they live in different countries.

For example, the Korean people in Yanbian have the same surname and language, but they are separated for historical reasons, such as immigration and national boundaries.

Extended data

Kazak, whose national language is Kazakh, belongs to Turkic language family of Altai language family and generally believes in Islam.

Kazakhs are mainly in Central Asia and West Asia, and mainly distributed in Kazakhstan, China,? Russia, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Mongolia and other countries.

Kazakhs are the main ethnic group in Kazakhstan, accounting for 65.5% of the total population. According to the statistics of the sixth national census in 20 10, the total population of Kazaks in China is 1462588.

The origin of Kazak nationality is complicated. Generally speaking, it is mainly composed of the ancient Wusun, Kangju, Alan (Chae Yeon) people, the Sai people who were originally in the grasslands of Central Asia, the Dayue people, and the Huns, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, Tiele, Khitan and Mongols who later entered this area.

From the powerful Mongolian people in the early13rd century to the establishment of the Kazakh dynasty in the15th century, some tribes and clans related to Kazakh ancestry mentioned above accelerated the pace of unification. The final formation of Kazakh national identity is closely related to the "white account" khanate in history.