In September 2013, Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time proposed building the Silk Road Economic Belt in a speech he delivered in Kazakhstan. Thus, Central Asia is where the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was initiated.
BISHKEK, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming China-Central Asia Summit will provide a new platform and open a new chapter for the cooperation among the six participating countries, a renowned Kyrgyz expert has said. Central Asia is not only geographically adjacent to China, but also very closely connected with China, especially in the fields of economy, trade, finance and credit, said Kubanychbek Taabaldiev, a Kyrgyz political scientist and professor of international relations at Ala-Too International University, in a recent exclusive interview with Xinhua.
A China-Europe freight train arrives at Xi'an international port in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Aug. 31, 2022.
ASTANA, May 15 (Xinhua) -- The upcoming China-Central Asia Summit will help foster cooperation between Central Asian countries and China, boost people-to-people bonds, and further promote their good-neighborly relations, a Kazakh expert has said. The summit, scheduled for May 18-19 in the Chinese city of Xi'an, will bring together the leaders of the five Central Asian countries and China.
