Beijing,, June 14, 2025 / Prnewswire / – After the announcement by China Ministry of Foreign Affairs that President Xi Jinping will attend the second Chinese-Asie summit in Astana, Kazakhstan Next week, CGTN has published an article that explores practical cooperation between China and the five countries in Central Asia. The article also examines how the next summit will help build a closer Asia Cina Cina community with a common future.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the second Chinese-Asie summit in Astana from June 16 to 18 During the invitation of President Kazakh Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, the Chinese Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
The next summit would present a new opportunity to China and the five countries of Central Asia – Kazakhstan,, Kyrgyzistan,, Tadjikistan,, Turkmenistan And Uzbekistan – to deepen strategic confidence, improve practical cooperation and contribute jointly to stability and positive impetus to a world responsible for uncertainty, Cui ZhengDirector of the Research Center for Russia,, Eastern Europeand country of Central Asia at Liaon University, said CGTN.
“It will further strengthen the mechanism of Chinese-central Asia, will generate more new results in China-The central cooperation in Asia and open a new chapter in the construction of a community of Asia-central in China with a common future, “said Cui.
On January 25, 2022,, China And the five countries in Central Asia have jointly announced the construction of a Chinese Asia-Asia community with a common future. At the first Chinese-central summit in 2023, XI described a clear roadmap to build a closer community, anchored in four key principles: mutual assistance, common development, universal security and eternal friendship.
Since then, the momentum generated by the first high -level rally has resulted in tangible progress. The six nations are now looking forward to consolidating these achievements and exploring new paths for more in -depth regional cooperation.
From strategic consensus to practical cooperation
The first Chinese-central summit in Asia May 2023 was a historical event, marking the institutionalization of a multilateral mechanism which favors peace, development and mutual respect. One of the most important results of the summit was the signing of the Xi’an Declaration, where the six countries have committed to building a closer Chinese-Central-Central community with a common future.
Since then, concrete cooperation projects have been launched in various fields, transforming the results of the Xi’an summit in reality.
For example, the China–Kyrgyzistan–Uzbekistan The rail project, long under discussion, has officially entered the construction preparation phase. Once finished, this will considerably reduce logistics costs and time, increasing trade efficiency in the region. The railway should link the Asia-Pacific region with EuropeOffering a new solution for trans-Eurasian transport.
The railway serves as a living example of the practical cooperation of China -Asia as part of the Belt and Road (BRI) initiative, which continues to produce high -quality and tangible results – connectivity and cooperation in terms of capacity for energy and infrastructure.
In KazakhstanTHE China–Kazakhstan Pipelines of crude oil and natural gas and the petroleum refinery Shymkent work regularly. In UzbekistanThe gas power plant project of 1,500 MW in the Syrdarya region has been ordered, and the Olympic city project is progressing smoothly. In TadjikistanCooperative projects, including government buildings, parliament offices and key sections of the phase II of the China–Tadjikistan The road is actively implemented. According to China National Petroleum Corporation, March 2025the cumulative volume of natural gas trade between Turkmenistan And ChinaCrossing the Chinese Asia -Asia gas pipeline reached 430 billion cubic meters – equivalent to China Annual annual full -service consumption.
According to China Ministry of Commerce, trade between China and the five countries in Central Asia have exceeded $ 94.8 billion in 2024, marking a $ 5.4 billion increase compared to 2023. Chinese investment in Central Asia continued to develop, in particular in the green energy and agricultural transformation sectors.
Noting that Central Asia is both the “place of birth” and a key demonstration area for the BRI, Professor Cui stressed that the new summit will further promote high quality regional cooperation, with rapid progress in trade and investment.
The next summit will not only be a window to present the achievements of multilateral cooperation, but also provide a new model for South-South cooperation, he added.
Source CGTN
