The China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi’an, the eastern starting point of the “Ancient Silk Road” from May 18 to 19. The summit marks the official establishment of the China-Central Asia Heads of State Meeting mechanism. China’s top leader Xi Jinping proposed at the summit that China and the five Central Asian countries will adhere to mutual assistance, common development, universal security and friendship from generation to generation, and usher in a new era of China-Central Asia community with a shared future. Will start The summit reached key outcomes on jointly creating new growth points such as finance, agriculture, poverty alleviation, green and low-carbon, medical and health care, and digital innovation.
The history of exchanges between China and Central Asia dates back to 2100 years. In 1992, China established diplomatic relations with five Central Asian countries. In 2013, during his visit to Central Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping pushed forward the initiative to jointly build a “Silk Road Economic Belt”. This strategic concept enabled China and Central Asia to jointly launch future-oriented intensive cooperation and promoted the comprehensive revitalization of the Silk Road. In the past ten years, China has become the largest trading partner of Central Asia, and the trade volume between the five countries reached a record high of US$70.2 billion, more than 150 times since the establishment of diplomatic relations.
The “Ancient Silk Road” has developed into an all-round, three-dimensional connectivity and cooperation network involving roads, railways, aviation, and oil and gas pipelines. Smooth supply chain channels have laid a solid foundation.
In 2022, focusing on the fundamental interests and bright future of the peoples of China and the five Central Asian countries, China and Central Asia jointly announced the construction of a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future, an open, transparent , Committed to building a mutually beneficial, equitable, and practical new cooperation mechanism.
In the first physical summit held in 31 years since the establishment of China-Central Asia diplomatic relations, Xi Jinping put forward a series of proposals and initiatives, outlining a blueprint for a new era of China-Central Asia relations Went.
(Credits- China Media Group, Beijing)
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