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China's Xi in Kazakhstan to Cement 'Eternal' Central Asia Ties
- On June 16, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping met leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan at a summit in Astana, Kazakhstan.
- The summit followed China's growing economic influence in Central Asia, fueled by its Belt and Road infrastructure investments and competition with Russia for regional dominance.
- Xi emphasized support for Tajikistan's sovereignty and called for scaling up trade, investment, and cooperation on projects like the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and clean energy development.
- In 2024, commerce involving China and nations in Central Asia reached an unprecedented 674.15 billion yuan , representing a 116 percent growth compared to 2013, according to Chinese customs data.
- The summit reinforced China's role as Central Asia’s leading trading partner and suggested deeper Belt and Road integration alongside a stable, predictable political environment to secure China's western borders.
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China's President, Xi Jinping, met on Tuesday, 16 June, with his hunting counterpart, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in Astana, where both reaffirmed the commitment to stretch the ties of friendship and expand bilateral cooperation in various sectors. China's content and Kazakhstan reinforce strategic partnership with a cooperation commitment first appeared in Jornal i.
Xi in Kazakhstan to cement 'eternal' ties
Xi Jinping celebrated China's "eternal friendship" with Central Asia at a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, as the Chinese leader blasted tariffs and sought to assert Beijing's influence in a region historically dominated by Russia. The summit in Astana brought together Xi with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan. Under Russia's orbit until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991, the five Central Asian sta…
China’s Xi in Kazakhstan to cement ties
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China's Xi in Kazakhstan to cement 'eternal' Central Asia ties
Xi Jinping celebrated China's "eternal friendship" with Central Asia at a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, as the Chinese leader blasted tariffs and sought to assert Beijing's influence in a
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