Writing a new chapter in China's relations with Central Asian countries -- People from all walks of life in the five Central Asian countries eagerly look forward to the China-Central Asia Summit

On May 18-19, the China-Central Asia Summit will be held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. This is the first time that the heads of state of the six countries have held a summit in physical form since the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries, which is a milestone in the history of the development of China's relations with Central Asian countries. Our reporter felt during the interview in Central Asian countries that people from all walks of life are eagerly looking forward to the China-Central Asia Summit, and believe that this summit will continue friendship, promote cooperation, and write a better tomorrow for relations between China and Central Asian countries.

"Creating a Peaceful, Stable and Prosperous Future for the Region"

China and Central Asian countries are friendly neighbors and comprehensive strategic partners. Over the past 10 years, under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and the heads of state of the five countries, the two sides have achieved a series of historic and breakthrough achievements in cooperation. This summit will certainly help build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future, inject positive energy and create new vitality for maintaining regional and world peace, stability and common prosperity.

In January 2022, at the video summit marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries, all parties jointly announced the building of a China-Central Asia community with a shared future. "Central Asian countries and China have established a series of dialogue and cooperation mechanisms, deepened political mutual trust, improved the quality of pragmatic cooperation, and become a model for building a new type of international relations." "The summit will further deepen cooperation between Central Asian countries and China in various fields and create a peaceful, stable and prosperous future for the region," said Alisher Sabirov, head of the Department of History, Cultural Heritage and Humanities Studies at the Central Asian Institute for International Studies (Tashkent). ”

Professor Rashid Alimov of the National Academy of Administration of the President of Tajikistan said in an interview with this reporter that the holding of the China-Central Asia Summit will certainly write a new chapter in the relations between Central Asian countries and China and make new contributions to maintaining regional security. The five Central Asian countries and China are good neighbors, good partners, good friends and good brothers with a common destiny. Seeking peace, development and cooperation are the common pursuit and vision of the five Central Asian countries and China.

Kawukenov, chief researcher of the Kazakh Presidential Institute for Strategic Studies and director of the China Center in Almaty, said that the China-Central Asia summit is "a major event" in bilateral relations and is of great significance. The summit will promote cooperation between Central Asian countries and China, and enhance good-neighborliness, friendship and people-to-people ties between the two sides.

Tajikistan's "Hoval" State News Agency reported that cooperation between Central Asian countries and China has played an important role in consolidating strategic mutual trust, accelerating their respective development, promoting connectivity and maintaining common security, and the China-Central Asia Summit will bring new opportunities for the development of the region.

"More well-being for the local people"

Central Asia is the first place to initiate the "Belt and Road" and a model area for the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" cooperation to achieve results. Over the past 10 years, China and the five Central Asian countries have actively carried out development strategy docking, and achieved fruitful results in high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road".

Akhmar Sharipov, director of the Department of Light Industry of the Ministry of Industry and New Technology of Tajikistan, said in an interview with this reporter that Tajikistan actively participates in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road", and a series of projects in Tajikistan-China cooperation have enabled Tajikistan to achieve zero breakthroughs in many fields of industry. Central Asian countries and China have continuously strengthened production capacity cooperation, which has strongly promoted the industrialization process of Central Asian countries. It is expected that this summit will further promote Central Asian countries and China to deepen exchanges and cooperation in the industrial field and achieve win-win development.

Ruslan Kenzaev, deputy editor-in-chief of the People's Speech Daily of Uzbekistan, has visited China many times to cover and report, and he is deeply impressed by the results of all-round cooperation between Central Asian countries and China. "In the Xi'an International Port Area, I saw many China-Europe trains that are ready to depart for Central Asian countries, which bring convenience and business opportunities to Central Asian countries, which is a strong testimony of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two sides." Kenzayev will travel to Xi'an to cover the China-Central Asia summit, "I am looking forward to this very much and hope to introduce the latest progress and achievements of bilateral cooperation to readers in Ukraine." ”

Kaukenov said that relations between Central Asian countries and China have a solid foundation and are developing rapidly. In recent years, under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, many pragmatic cooperation projects have enabled Central Asian countries to achieve greater development. "I look forward to this summit to promote the implementation of more cooperation projects and bring more benefits to the local people."

Tajikistan's Avista News Agency reported that Central Asian countries and China have traditionally been good-neighborly and friendly, and there is huge space for cooperation. China is an important cooperative partner of Central Asian countries, and in recent years, the two sides have maintained a strong momentum of cooperation in many fields such as economy and trade, energy and agriculture. Central Asian countries have signed cooperation documents with China on jointly building the "Belt and Road". The cooperation between the two sides in jointly building the "Belt and Road" has continued to deepen, the level of connectivity has been continuously improved, and a series of practical cooperation results have been achieved. The convening of this summit is of great significance.

"Build a broader platform for cooperation in various fields between the two sides"

In the face of the current complex and changeable international situation, China and the five Central Asian countries are committed to cultivating demonstration fields of good-neighborliness and friendship, building a cooperation belt for high-quality development, strengthening the protective shield for peace, building a big family of diverse interactions, and safeguarding a global village of peaceful development.

Sedakhmad Shukurov, director of the editorial department of the People's Speech Daily of Uzbekistan, said in an interview with this reporter that under the strategic guidance of President Xi Jinping and the heads of state of Central Asian countries, bilateral relations have achieved steady and rapid development, and pragmatic cooperation has continued to advance. Under the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, Central Asian countries and China have made continuous achievements in cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, agriculture, energy, infrastructure, science and technology, humanities and poverty reduction, effectively promoting the common development of the two sides and benefiting the people of Central Asia and Chinese.

Kyrgyzstan's Manas News Network reported that China brings investment to Central Asian countries and provides opportunities for local economy and innovative development, China firmly supports Central Asian countries in safeguarding national sovereignty, independence, security and territorial integrity, and resolutely opposes any external forces interfering in the internal affairs of Central Asian countries, and the attraction of bilateral cooperation to Central Asian countries continues to increase.

Gulnur Yusupova, editor-in-chief of Kazakhstan's Oriental Literature and Art Publishing House, said that last year marked the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the five Central Asian countries and China, and the important time node created many opportunities for Central Asian countries to deepen people-to-people exchanges with China, and also reached a number of cultural cooperation agreements. It is hoped that the China-Central Asia Summit will further promote people-to-people exchanges between Kazakhstan and China, strengthen cooperation in the fields of book translation, publishing and distribution, and let the people of the two countries further understand each other's cultures.

Turkmenistan Oriental Network reported that the China-Central Asia Summit will open up a broader space for promoting all-round cooperation between China and Central Asian countries. The rapid development of China-Europe trains passing through Central Asia has greatly shortened the logistics time between China and Europe and enhanced the status of Central Asian countries in international trade.

Kyrgyzstan's 24-hour news agency commented: "This summit will further improve the construction of China-Central Asia mechanism, enhance solidarity and mutual trust, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, and build a broader platform for bilateral cooperation in various fields." ”

(Beijing, Almaty, Rome, and Moscow, 13 May -- Reporters Ren Yan, Li Qiang, Wang Xinping, Wang Yunsong, Qu Song, Zhang Xiaodong, Ren Haoyu, Xie Yahong, and Xiao Xinxin)

Source: People's Daily - People's Daily