Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 26 Title: Inheriting the Past and Opening Up the Future, Jointly Composing a Better Tomorrow - Interpretation of President Xi Jinping's Important Speech at the Video Summit on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the Five Central Asian Countries
Xinhua News Agency reporters Wang Bin, Ma Zhuoyan and Feng Xinran
"Let us proceed from the common well-being of the people of the six countries, continue friendship, promote cooperation, jointly write a better tomorrow for China's relations with Central Asian countries, and jointly promote the construction of a community with a shared future for mankind."
On January 25, President Xi Jinping presided over the 30th Anniversary Of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the Five Central Asian Countries in Beijing and delivered an important speech entitled "Hand in Hand with Destiny for the Future". President Xi Jinping comprehensively summed up the experience of the development of China's relations with Central Asia over the past 30 years, and worked with leaders of other countries to draw up a blueprint for cooperation between the two sides in the next stage, injecting strong impetus into the development of relations between China and Central Asian countries in the new era, and bringing more confidence and hope to promote peace, stability, prosperity and development in the region and the world.
On the afternoon of January 25, President Xi Jinping presided over the video summit on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries in Beijing, and delivered an important speech entitled "Hand in Hand with a Common Destiny for the Future". Photo by Xinhua news agency reporter Pang Xinglei
Four principles of experience: precious and enlightening the future
Thirty years ago, China formally established diplomatic relations with five Central Asian countries, ushering in a new era of friendly exchanges between the two sides.
"Go with the trend, preach faith and cultivate harmony", "walk hand in hand, seek common development", "share solidarity and share security and danger", "know each other and be close to each other, mutual integration and mutual communication", "soak each other and adhere to justice"... In his speech, President Xi Jinping spoke highly of the history of exchanges and cooperation between the two sides over the past 30 years, and summarized the "code of success" of cooperation between China and the five Central Asian countries into four principles: mutual respect, good-neighborliness and friendship, mutual assistance and win-win results.
"These four principles summarized by President Xi Jinping comprehensively summarize the distinctive characteristics and valuable experience of exchanges and cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in various fields." Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that although the political systems and development paths between China and the five Central Asian countries are not the same, in the past 30 years, the relations between the two sides have withstood the test of the international situation and achieved leapfrog development. "The four principles vividly interpret the connotation and essence of this new type of international relations between China and Central Asian countries, and provide important inspiration for the sustained and stable development of bilateral relations."
On April 20, 2020, members of the China Joint Working Group to Kyrgyzstan stepped off the plane at Manas International Airport in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The joint working group randomly carried a batch of anti-epidemic medical supplies donated by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Roman)
The five Central Asian countries include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, located in the hinterland of Eurasia. Since 2013, President Xi Jinping has visited these five countries.
This is the land rig exported by Gansu Lanshi Group to Turkmenistan (file photo). Xinhua News Agency
"No matter how the international situation changes, no matter how far China develops in the future, China will always be a good neighbor, good partner, good friend and good brother of the Central Asian countries that are trustworthy and relied upon." At the summit, President Xi Jinping made it clear that China firmly supports Central Asian countries in following a development path that suits their national conditions, firmly supports all countries in safeguarding their sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, firmly supports countries in pursuing national rejuvenation and unity and self-improvement, and firmly supports countries in playing a greater role in the international arena.
Ruan Zongze said that under the guidance of the head of state's diplomacy, political mutual trust and comprehensive cooperation between China and Central Asian countries have reached an unprecedented high level. The four "firm supports" proposed by President Xi Jinping reflect the high degree of coherence of China's policy towards Central Asia and inject more certainty into the sustained and stable development of bilateral relations.
On April 14, 2020, at the Ninth General Hospital in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, members of the Chinese medical team to Kazakhstan exchanged views with Kazakh medical staff on how to optimize hospital management and reduce nosocomial infections. Xinhua News Agency (Photo courtesy of Kazakhstan Industrial Newspaper)
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, President Xi Jinping has repeatedly held telephone calls and exchanged letters with the leaders of the five Central Asian countries, maintaining close communication and consolidating consensus on fighting the epidemic and restoring the economy. At the summit, the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries said that they are eagerly looking forward to attending the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics in China next week.
"China and the five Central Asian countries firmly support each other on their major agendas and priorities, and interpret the spirit of solidarity and mutual trust with practical actions, which will effectively promote more mature, stable and solid relations between the two sides and inject more positive energy into regional and world peace and development." Li Yongquan, president of the China-Russia Society for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said.
Five proposals for cooperation: rich in content and far-reaching significance
A special train stopped at the entrance of the Kamchik Tunnel on the Anglian-Pap railway in Uzbekistan on 27 February 2016. The Kamchik Tunnel of the Anglian-Papp Railway in Uzbekistan, the longest tunnel in Central Asia undertaken by the China Railway Tunnel Group, was fully tunneled on February 27. The Kamchik Tunnel is 19.26 km long and is the longest tunnel in Central Asia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shadati
The most important outcome of the summit is the announcement by the two sides to build a China-Central Asian community of common destiny and open a new era of mutual relations between China and Central Asian countries. "Deeply cultivating the demonstration field of good-neighborliness and friendship", "building a high-quality development cooperation belt", "strengthening the protective shield for guarding peace", "building a big family of diversified interaction", "maintaining a global village for peaceful development", at the summit, President Xi Jinping put forward 5 suggestions on working together to build a closer China-Central Asia community of common destiny.
Ruan Zongze said that these five suggestions clarify the path and put forward guidelines for the future development of relations between China and Central Asian countries, covering a wide range of strategic communication, economic and trade, connectivity, science and technology, health, security, humanities and other areas of cooperation, conforming to the common expectations of the people of regional countries for peace, development and win-win results, and conforming to the development trend of the times.
Truck convoy transports 70 meters of wind turbine blades (drone photo) on the Karaganda-Nur-Sultan section of the road in Kazakhstan, June 23, 2020. During the COVID-19 epidemic, China and Kazakhstan overcame difficulties and continued to promote cooperation in the field of new energy. Wind power equipment produced in China is transported to Kazakhstan across thousands of kilometers to support renewable energy projects in Kazakhstan. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Ospanov)
Looking back, in the past 30 years, China has made a series of major achievements in cooperation with the five Central Asian countries in various fields: China has become the largest trading partner in Central Asia, and the bilateral trade volume has increased by a hundred times compared with the early days of the establishment of diplomatic relations; the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline, the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Highway and other major projects have been successfully completed; and the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has blossomed in Central Asia.
On November 11, 2015, workers inspected the Khorgos metrology station of the Central Asian natural gas pipeline. According to reports, the Central Asian natural gas pipeline is the first transnational energy channel on the mainland to introduce overseas natural gas resources, starting from the border of Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the west, crossing the central region of Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan, and entering through the Khorgos port in Xinjiang, with a total length of 1833 kilometers and a total designed gas transmission capacity of 60 billion cubic meters per year. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yehua
Facing the future, President Xi Jinping proposed a series of new pragmatic measures: "will import more high-quality commodities and agricultural products from Central Asian countries" "China will provide another 50 million doses of vaccine assistance to Central Asian countries in 2022", "In the next 5 to 10 years, efforts will be made to increase the number of sister cities between China and the five Central Asian countries to 100 pairs", "In the next 3 years, China will provide 500 million US dollars of free aid to Central Asian countries for the construction of people's livelihood projects in various countries"...
On June 11, 2019, police officers at the Karasu Entry-Exit Border Checkpoint in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang, briefed Tajikistan drivers on entry-exit matters. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Huang Huan)
Ding Xiaoxing, director of the Institute of Eurasia at the China Academy of Contemporary International Relations, said that China and Central Asian countries are geographically adjacent and have common civilizations, and the cooperation between the two sides has a profound foundation and distinct advantages. He believes that on the basis of the existing cooperation results, President Xi Jinping has further clarified the "timetable" and "road map" for future cooperation, demonstrating China's positive willingness to cooperate with regional countries for win-win results, and is a vivid embodiment of China's practice of the concept of sincerity and benevolence and the correct concept of righteousness and interests.
A joint statement: Build consensus and increase momentum
On September 5, 2021, at the Uzbekistan pharmaceutical company Zurabek Laboratories Co., Ltd., workers worked on the production line of the new crown recombinant protein vaccine. The new crown recombinant protein vaccine jointly developed by the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Anhui Zhifeilong Kema Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was officially put into production in Zurabeck Laboratory Co., Ltd., a pharmaceutical company in Uzbekistan, which is the first time that the country has realized the localization of Chinese new crown vaccines, and the first time that the production line of the new crown recombinant protein vaccine has landed abroad. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zafar)
At present, the century-old changes and the century epidemic are intertwined and superimposed, the world has entered a new period of turbulence and change, and individual countries have moved against the tide of history, provoking confrontation and creating divisions, bringing more challenges to the peaceful development of the international region.
The summit adopted and issued the Joint Statement between the Leaders of China and the Five Central Asian Countries on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations, which clearly stated that it is necessary to practice true multilateralism, carry forward the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, oppose interference in the internal affairs of other countries under any pretext, and oppose the politicization of sports.
In the early morning of May 24, 2020, a joint working group of the Chinese government arrived at Dushanbe International Airport, the capital of Tajikistan. Also arriving on the same plane were the third batch of anti-epidemic assistance materials provided by the Chinese government to Tajikistan, including nucleic acid detection kits, ventilators, and medical masks. Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of the Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan)
"In the face of common challenges, the summit gathered broad consensus from all parties and clarified what China and Central Asian countries support and oppose, which has strong practical significance." Deng Hao, secretary general of the Research Center of China's Shanghai Cooperation Organization, said.
Last year, after the major changes in the situation in Afghanistan, President Xi Jinping exchanged views with the leaders of relevant Central Asian countries on the Afghan issue on bilateral and multilateral occasions, and expressed his position on promoting a smooth transition of the situation in Afghanistan as soon as possible. Not long ago, the situation in Kazakhstan suddenly changed, and President Xi Jinping said in a letter to Kazakh President Tokayev that China firmly opposes any force that undermines The stability of Kazakhstan and threatens the security of Kazakhstan.
At the summit, President Xi Jinping pointed out that "a peaceful, stable, developing and prosperous Afghanistan is in the common interests of our six countries" and stressed that "we resolutely oppose external forces engaging in 'color revolutions' in Central Asia, resolutely oppose interference in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights, and resolutely oppose any force destroying the peaceful life of the people."
"China and Central Asian countries are both developing countries, with similar positions and demands on many major international and regional issues, and a common value basis for communication, coordination and cooperation. Li Yongquan said.
On April 17, 2015, a pumping rig of the Kyrgyz Continental Oil & Gas Company was recovering oil at an on-site site near Jalalabad in Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyzstan Oil & Gas Project is located in the Fergana Basin of Jalalabad Oblast, Kyrgyzstan, and is established in May 2013 by the Kyrgyz Continental Oil & Gas Co., Ltd. responsible for exploration research, development and exploitation, as well technology transformation and production increase. The controlling shareholder of the company is China Rongsheng Heavy Industry (also known as Huarong Energy) Group, the company signed a cooperation agreement with the Kyrgyz Oil and Gas Co., Ltd., the Chinese side contributed funds, technology and personnel, the Kyrgyz side to the oil block exploration and development rights as input, the development of the oil two sides proportionally divided. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Roman)
The joint statement focuses on political cooperation, security cooperation, pragmatic cooperation, anti-epidemic cooperation, international cooperation and other aspects, and makes systematic plans for cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in the new era.
Experts said that standing at the new historical starting point of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Central Asian countries will carry forward the past and open up the future, open a new chapter of bilateral cooperation, which will surely effectively enhance the common well-being of the people of regional countries and make greater contributions to world peace and development.
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