According to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, that President Xi Jinping will take part in the second summit between China and Central Asia in Astana, Kazakhstan next week, CGTN published an article that deals with the practical cooperation between China and the five Central Asian countries. The article also goes into how the upcoming summit will contribute to building a closer community between China and Central Asia with a future together.
The Chinese President Xi Jinping will take part in the second summit between China and Central Asia in Astana from June 16 to 18 June, as the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
The upcoming summit offers China and the five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan – a new opportunity to deepen strategic trust, intensify the practical cooperation and bring stability and positive impulses into a world, which is characterized by uncertainty, explained Cui Zheng, director of the research center for Russia, Osteuropa and Central Asia at the Liaoning University, opposite CGTN.
“This will further strengthen the mechanism between China and Central Asia, push new results in cooperation between China and Central Asia and open a new chapter in building a community with a common future between China and Central Asia,” said Cui.
On January 25, 2022, China and the five Central Asian countries together announced the establishment of a Chinese-Central Asian community with a common future. During the first summit between China and Central Asia in 2023, XI outlined a clear timetable for the establishment of a narrower community that is based on four basic principles: mutual support, common development, universal security and eternal friendship.
Since then, the dynamics created by the first high -ranking meeting have been reflected in tangible progress. All six nations are now looking forward to consolidating these achievements and exploring new ways for in -depth regional cooperation.
From strategic consensus to practical cooperation
The first summit between China and Central Asia in May 2023 was a milestone that marked the institutionalization of a multilateral mechanism, which focuses on peace, development and mutual respect. One of the most important results of the summit was the signing of Xi’an’s explanation, in which the six countries committed themselves to building a closer community between China and Central Asia with a common future.
Since then, concrete cooperation projects have been launched in various areas to put the results of the Xi’an summit.
For example, the railway project, which has been discussed for a long time, has officially entered the construction preparation phase between China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan. After completion, it will significantly reduce the logistics costs and times and increase trade efficiency in the entire region. The rail connection is intended to combine the Asian-Pacific room with Europe and offer a new solution for trans-eurasic traffic.
The railway line is a clear example of the practical cooperation between China and Central Asia as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which continues to produce high -quality and tangible results – from networking and capacity cooperation to clean energy and infrastructure.
In Kazakhstan, the crude oil and natural gas pipelines between China and Kazakhstan as well as the oil refinery are in operation. In Uzbekistan, the 1,500 MW gas power plant project in the Syrdarya region was put into operation, and the “Olympic City” project is progressing smoothly. In Tajikistan, cooperation projects such as government buildings, parliamentary offices and important sections of the second phase of the motorway between China and Tajikistan are actively implemented. According to the China National Petroleum Corporation, the cumulative natural gas trade volume between Turkmenistan and China, which flows over the China Central Asia gas pipeline, was 430 billion cubic meters, which corresponds to the entire annual gas consumption of China.
According to the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, the trade between China and the five Central Asian countries in 2024 amounted to over $ 94.8 billion, which corresponds to an increase of $ 5.4 billion compared to 2023. The Chinese investments in Central Asia have increased, especially in the areas of green energy and agricultural processing.
With the indication that Central Asia is both the “birthplace” and an important demonstration area for the BRI, Professor Cui emphasized that the new summit would continue to promote high -quality regional cooperation and will bring rapid progress in the areas of trade and investments.
The upcoming summit will not only be a shop window for the success of multilateral cooperation, but also offer a new model for South South Cooperation, he added.
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