US EditionChina's Xi in Kazakhstan to Cement 'Eternal' Central Asia Ties
- Chinese President Xi Jinping met Central Asian leaders in Astana, Kazakhstan, on June 16, 2025, to strengthen regional ties and cooperation.
- The summit followed increased Chinese trade and investment in Central Asia, partly due to Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative and loosening ties between Moscow and the region.
- Xi emphasized the importance of preventing outside forces from instigating "colour revolutions" aimed at changing regional governments and highlighted the need to progress with infrastructure initiatives such as the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway.
- In 2024, the value of commerce involving China and countries in Central Asia reached $95 billion, exceeding the European Union's $64 billion, while Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov reassured that concerns over growing Chinese influence are unfounded.
- The summit highlighted China's role as Central Asia's leading economic partner, suggesting Beijing will continue expanding influence amid regional efforts to balance powers.
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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 Jinping Signs Treaty To Elevate Ties With Central Asia
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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
China’s Xi gives his Central Asia outreach a fresh push with Kazakhstan visit
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.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and five Central Asian leaders have signed an agreement pledging “eternal” friendship during a summit in Kazakhstan on Tuesday, Kazakh President and host Kassym-Jomart Tokayev said. Xi also called for stronger cooperation “towards the goal of a community with a shared future” between the countries...
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