'Panda Knight' leaves his mark over 8 years

Ruslan does not know the beneficiaries of his blood donations due to privacy issues, but he still enjoys the sense of fulfillment from blood donations. "I feel happy because I am making contributions to society," he said.

Last month, working as an intern at Hainan Airline Group, he joined the blood donation event organized by the company.

"I did not donate blood then because I had done it in February," Ruslan said, revealing a sense of regret at first, but soon smiled with pride, "but as a messenger for China-Kazakhstan friendship, just as President Xi has put it, I worked to instruct my colleagues to donate blood".

During his study in China, Ruslan also met and fell in love with his wife, Gerel Ganzorig, who came from Mongolia. Their daughter, Sophia, was born in Beijing last year.

Now, with the added support from his new family members, Ruslan continues to compose new paragraphs in the China-Kazakhstan Friendship Epic.

"Wherever I go," he said, "I will keep making efforts to promote China-Kazakhstan Friendship."

When Ruslan was asked what he expected from Xi's visit to Kazakhstan starting from Wednesday, he became talkative again. "President Xi's visit will convey the goodwill of the Chinese people."

Liu Siyang contributed to this story.

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