DUSHANBE, May 14 (Xinhua) -- The year 2023 will be historic for the Tajikistan-China relationship, Guzel Maitdinova, director of the Center for Geopolitical Studies at the Russian-Tajik (Slavonic) University told Xinhua in a recent interview ahead of the China-Central Asia Summit. This year is important as it not only marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a strategic partnership between the two countries, but also the 10th anniversary of the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, said Maitdinova.
Photo shows the Turgusun hydropower plant in Kazakhstan built by China Three Gorges Corporation. (Photo provided by China Three Gorges Corporation) China has developed strategic partnerships with Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan since it established diplomatic ties with the five Central Asian countries 31 years ago, blazing a new path of good-neighborliness, friendship and win-win cooperation, thereby setting up a paradigm for a new type of international relations.
This aerial photo taken on Oct. 27, 2020 shows the construction site of the second phase of the north-south highway built by China in Kyrgyzstan.
This aerial photo taken on April 25, 2023 shows a view of the Yongning Gate of the ancient city wall in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Liu Xiao) An upcoming summit will open a new chapter in relations between China and Central Asian countries and promote regional stability and development, Nurzhan Kasmalieva, head of the international department of Kyrgyzstan's Kabar state news agency, has said.
