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China's Xi to attend 2nd China-Central Asia summit in Kazakhstan

On June 16, 2025, Xi Jinping traveled to Astana, Kazakhstan, to participate in the second China-Central Asia Summit.
The summit follows increased regional cooperation motivated by Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Central Asia's effort to diversify partnerships away from Russia.
At the summit in Astana, representatives from the five Central Asian nations met to discuss enhancing cooperation in trade, energy, security, and the digital economy within the Belt and Road Initiative framework.
China’s trade with these five countries reached 286.42 billion yuan in early 2025, up 10.4 percent year on year, with agricultural imports rising 26.9 percent, including a 202.1 percent increase in Kazakh linseed and a 10.9-fold rise in Kyrgyz honey.
The summit aims to strengthen strategic coordination and promote higher-quality development projects, suggesting China’s growing influence as it surpasses Russia as Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner.

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