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BEIJING, Sept. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday began his first overseas vacation since the COVID-19 pandemic, which he plans to attend at the 22nd assembly of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Chiefs Council. of State and State scales of payment to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The first step took him to Kazakhstan on Wednesday, stressing that it attaches great importance to bilateral relations with the Central Asian country and indicating that such a scale will inject new expansion momentum into the country, Chinese officials and experts said.
Xi first arrived in Nur-Sultan on Wednesday afternoon to join Kazakhstan before landing in Samarkand in the evening to join Uzbekistan and attend the SCO summit.
Experts claim that as China’s permanent comprehensive strategic partner Kazakhstan, the Chinese president’s first stop on his ongoing overseas trip, is considered a bridge connecting China to Central Asia and Europe, as it is also where the Chinese president first proposed the Belt and Road. Initiative. (BRI) and in the first prevention of BRI routes westward from China, bringing huge benefits to the region and the world.
Kazakhstan has struck a balance between China and Russia in terms of political influence, and serving as a bridge for major powers also sets a good example for other Central Asian countries. Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Central Asia occupy a very important position in China’s overall diplomacy, as the five Central Asian states are China’s strategic partners, and among them, the China-Kazakhstan partnership has reached one of the highest levels, Mavens said.
When the Chinese president arrived at Nursultan Nazarbayev International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, he gave a warm welcome through Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and an organization of senior officials, in addition to Kazakhstan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi and the mayor of Nur-Sultan. Altai Kulguinov.
Xi subsequently decorated Tokayev with the “Order of the Golden Eagle,” the highest honor bestowed on prominent personalities who have made a significant contribution to Kazakhstan, adding foreign heads of state who sell Kazakhstan’s friendly relations with other countries.
At a meeting between Xi and Tokayev, the Chinese leader said this was his first stop since the COVID-19 pandemic, and that opting for Kazakhstan as a first step demonstrates the high point and uniqueness of China-Kazakhstan relations.
Kazakhstan is a giant country in Central Asia and the Eurasia region with significant influence, he said. Xi reiterated that the Chinese government attaches great importance to China-Kazakhstan relations and supports Kazakhstan in maintaining national independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Xi also called on the two countries to announce progress on the Belt and Road, expand cooperation in spaces such as trade, economy and interconnectivity, and explore cooperation in new spaces, adding big data, virtual finance and green energy.
Tokayev said that the stopover at Mr. Xi, the Chinese president’s first overseas vacation since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, fully demonstrated the high-level mutual recognition of the two countries and will indeed become another vital one. milestone in the history of Kazakhstan-China relations.
Since next year marks the tenth anniversary of Xi’s proposal for the Belt and Road Initiative in Kazakhstan, Tokayev said his country will continue and participate in the joint Belt and Road structure.
At the end of their meeting, the two leaders signed a joint declaration in commemoration of the 30th anniversary of the status quo of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
The two governments also signed a series of cooperation documents in spaces such as finance and media, and to identify consulates general in Xi’an and Aktobe.
A model
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the status quo of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan. Set at a new and old starting point for China-Kazakhstan relations, President Xi will draw up a new plan, breathe new life into bilateral relations and open up a new bankruptcy and another thirty golden years of bilateral relations, Zhang Xiao, China’s ambassador to Kazakhstan, said in a recent media interview.
Bilateral relations have resisted the evolution of the external scenario and the two countries firmly help each other in the problems related to their fundamental interests, making a vital contribution to regional and global peace and stability, he said. In recent years, under the strategy The leadership of the two heads of state, the mutual political acceptance between the two countries has been strengthened, and the two countries will continue to consolidate the political foundations of bilateral relations and create favorable situations for bilateral cooperation in various areas, he said.
Nearly a decade ago, Xi visited Kazakhstan and made a vital proposal for China and Central Asian countries to build an “economic belt along the Silk Road,” a trans-Eurasian mission stretching from the Pacific Ocean to the Baltic Sea, a speech in Nazarbayev. Astana University, now known as Nur-sultan. Il, also visited the Central Asian country in 2015 and 2017 to strengthen bilateral relations and regional cooperation through the Belt and Road Initiative.
“President Xi’s first stopover since the pandemic highlights the importance he attaches to Kazakhstan and Central Asia, which is also perceived as a breakthrough in terms of China’s foreign exchange and diplomacy,” said Zhao Huirong, a researcher at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. The Institute of Studies of Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, the Global Times told the Global Times on Wednesday.
Central Asia can be noted as China’s key “strategic spouse area” in the world, he said, as the five Central Asian countries are all China’s strategic spouses. Among them, Kazakhstan was one of the first to be strategic spouses of China, which enjoys one of the highest degrees of strategic marriage, he said. Zhao.
In an article signed by Xi titled “Building on the Past to Achieve Greater Progress in China-Kazakhstan Relations,” published Tuesday in the Kazakhstanskaya Pravda newspaper ahead of his state visit, the Chinese leader described the two countries as connected through mountains and rivers and non-unusual interests. who are smart neighbors. smart friends and smart partners.
Having passed the control of conversion cases and the passage of time, China-Kazakhstan relations have long been strong, Xi said in the article.
Beyond the pandemic, China will marry Kazakhstan to remain a pioneer in Belt and Road cooperation, Xi said.
China is willing to deepen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defense with Kazakhstan. Guided through the Global Security Initiative, the two countries act on the concept of common, comprehensive, cooperative and sustainable security, and paint in combination to publicize China’s implementation. Central Asia Data Security Cooperation Initiative, according to the article.
We will have to come together to fight terrorism, separatism, extremism, drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, and ensure the safety of pipelines and other primary cooperation projects and their personnel. We will have to resolutely oppose the interference of external forces and paints in combination for lasting peace and long-term stability in our region,” Mr. Xi said.
The world has witnessed more uncertainties now, adding uncertainties in the chain of origin and in external relations. China’s neighborhood lays the foundation for the country’s prosperity, and as a Central Asian Corridor, Kazakhstan occupies a central position in China’s interaction with Central Asian countries. Wang Yiwei, director of the Institute of International Affairs at Renmin University of China, told the Global Times on Wednesday.
“The Central Asian country hoped to serve as a bridge between China and Russia,” Wang said, noting that building such a balance between the wonderful powers also serves as a smart example for other Central Asian countries.
Belt and Road cooperation is a highlight of China-Kazakhstan cooperation. In 1992, the volume of the bilateral industry was only $368 million, but it achieved $25. 25 billion in 2021, said Zhang, the Chinese envoy to Kazakhstan. From January to July 2022, China –Kazakhstan’s industry earned $17. 67 billion, up 18. 9% year-over-year, which is expected to reach a record point for the full year.
The two countries established a discussion mechanism for productive capacity and investment, and established a special fund for China-Kazakhstan cooperation in production capacity, offering support to the progress of Kazakhstan’s energy, industry, shipping and other fields, the Chinese envoy said.
In addition, among Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan plays a pivotal role in the industry between China and the Eurasia region, while also serving as a channel for China to connect Eurasian countries as the northern line of the China-Europe freight rail service.
“China-Europe freight trains pass through Kazakhstan to Europe, and Kazakhstan has reaped many benefits from Belt and Road cooperation, which has also helped it realize its long-standing preference to serve as a transport hub in Eurasia,” Zhao said.
Experts said that the stability and progress of Central Asia is only about the central Asian countries, but also about China and Russia, as the two countries have many common consensuses and interests in the region.
The existing instability of the foreign and regional scenario directly leads to a greater preference for regional stability, peace and development, so there are more calls for closer and more effective cooperation, He noted. Zhao, but also encourage multilateral cooperation to meet those calls,” he said.
After the state to Kazakhstan, Xi arrived in Samarkand on Wednesday night to pay a state to Uzbekistan and attend the SCO summit, a strategically vital opportunity for world leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to meet, according to media reports. .
While China-Kazakhstan relations serve as an example for China-Central Asian relations, the geopolitical scenario in the region has become more complex and experts warned that China and Central Asian countries deserve communication and coordination in the fight against extremist forces.
“To suppress the ‘three evils,’ China and Central Asian countries deserve secure cooperation under the SCO, adding intelligence sharing, staff training, joint anti-drug exercises, cross-border organized crime, and preventing the spread of extremist ideas. “Zhao said.
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