Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 26 : Continue the past and open up the future, and jointly write a better tomorrow - Interpretation of President Xi Jinping’s important speech at the 30th anniversary video summit for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Five Central Asian countries
Xinhua News Agency reporters Wang Bin, Ma Zhuoyan, Feng Xinran
"Let us start from the common well-being of the people of the six countries, continue friendship, promote cooperation, jointly write a better tomorrow for China’s relations with Central Asian countries, and jointly promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind."
htmlOn November 25, President Xi Jinping hosted the 30th anniversary video summit for the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the Five Central Asian countries in Beijing and delivered an important speech entitled "Working together to share destiny and moving towards the future together." President Xi Jinping comprehensively summarized the development experience of China's relations with China and Central Asia over the past 30 years, and jointly drawn up a blueprint for the next stage of cooperation between the two sides with leaders of various countries, injecting strong impetus into the development of China's relations with China's Central Asia in the new era, and bringing more confidence and hope to promote regional and world peace, stability, prosperity and development.htmlOn the afternoon of November 25, President Xi Jinping hosted a video summit for the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries in Beijing, and delivered an important speech entitled "Working together to share the fate and moving towards the future together." Xinhua News Agency reporter Pang Xinglei photographed Four experience principles: precious and enlighten the future
0 years ago, China formally established diplomatic relations with the five Central Asian countries, opening a new era of friendly exchanges between the two sides. "According to the trend, keeping faith and cultivating harmony", "Walking hand in hand and seeking development", "Sharing weal and woe, sharing safety and danger", "Knowing each other, integrating and communicating", "Support each other and adhering to justice"... In his speech, President Xi Jinping highly praised the exchanges and cooperation process between the two sides over the past 30 years, and attributed the "successful code" of China's cooperation with the five Central Asian countries to four principles: mutual respect, good neighborly friendship, mutual assistance, and mutual benefit and win-win results.
"The four principles summarized by President Xi Jinping comprehensively summarize the distinctive characteristics and valuable experiences of China's exchanges and cooperation with Central Asian countries in various fields." Ruan Zongze, executive vice president of the China Institute of International Studies, said that although the political systems and development paths of China and the five Central Asian countries are different, over the past 30 years, the relationship between the two sides has withstood the test of international changes and achieved leapfrog development. "The four principles vividly interpret the connotation and essence of this new type of international relations between China and Central Asian countries, and provide important inspiration for the sustained and stable development of bilateral relations."
On April 20, 2020, members of the China-China joint working group to Kyrgyzstan walked off the plane at the Manas International Airport, Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan. The joint working group randomly carried a batch of anti-epidemic medical supplies donated by the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Roman)
The five Central Asian countries include Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, which are located in the hinterland of the Eurasian continent. Since 2013, President Xi Jinping has visited these five countries.
This is a land drilling rig exported by Gansu Lanshi Group (data photo). Xinhua News Agency issued
"No matter how the international situation changes, no matter how China develops in the future, China will always be a good neighbor, good partner, good friend and good brother that Central Asian countries are trusted and relied on." At this summit, President Xi Jinping made it clear that China firmly supports Central Asian countries to follow the development path that conforms to their national conditions, firmly supports all countries in safeguarding their sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, firmly support all countries in pursuing national rejuvenation and unity and self-reliance, and firmly support all countries in playing a greater role on the international stage.
Ruan Zongze said that under the leadership of the head of state diplomacy, China's political mutual trust and comprehensive cooperation with Central Asian countries have reached an unprecedented high level. The four "firm support" proposed by President Xi Jinping reflects China's high degree of coherence in Central Asia and injects more certainty into the sustained and stable development of bilateral relations.
On April 14, 2020, at the Ninth General Hospital of Nur Sudan, Kazakhstan, members of the Chinese medical team aid to Kazakhstan exchanged views with Kazakhstan medical staff on how to optimize hospital management and reduce in-hospital infections. Xinhua News Agency (Photo provided by Kazakhstan Industrial News)
After the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, President Xi Jinping has spoken on phone and letters with the leaders of the five Central Asian countries on many occasions, maintaining close communication and building consensus on fighting the epidemic and restoring the economy.At this summit, the five heads of state in Central Asia expressed their eagerness to go to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics next week.
"China and the five Central Asian countries firmly support each other on their respective major agendas and priorities, and interpret the spirit of unity and mutual trust with practical actions. It will effectively promote the relationship between the two sides to be more mature, stable and solid, and inject more positive energy into regional and world peace and development." Li Yongquan, president of the China-Russian Eastern Europe Central Asia Society, said.
Five cooperation suggestions: rich connotation and far-reaching significance
On February 27, 2016, a special train stopped at the Kamchik Tunnel of the Anglian-Pap Railway in Uzbekistan. The Kamchik Tunnel, the longest tunnel in Central Asia undertaken by the Chinese government and China Railway Tunnel Group, was completed on February 27. The Kamchik Tunnel is 19.26 kilometers long and is the longest tunnel in Central Asia. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shadati
The most important achievement of this summit is the announcement of the two sides to build a community of shared future for China and Central Asian countries and usher in a new era of mutual relations between China and Central Asian countries. "Deeply cultivate the demonstration field of good neighborly friendship", "build a cooperation belt for high-quality development", "strengthen the protective shield for guarding peace", "build a diverse and interactive big family", and "maintaining a global village for peaceful development", at the summit, President Xi Jinping put forward five suggestions on working together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
Ruan Zongze said that these five suggestions clarify the path and provide guidance for the future development of China's relations with Central Asian countries, covering a wide range of cooperation areas such as strategic communication, economy and trade, interconnection, science and technology, health, security, and humanities. It conforms to the general expectations of the people of the regional countries to seek peace, development, and win-win results, and is in line with the trend of the development of the times.
On June 23, 2020, on the Karaganda to Nur-Sultan section of Kazakhstan, truck convoy transported 70-meter-long fan blades (photo taken by drones). During the COVID-19 pandemic, China and Kazakhstans overcome difficulties and continue to promote cooperation in the field of new energy. Wind power equipment produced in China is transported to Kazakhstan across thousands of kilometers, helping Kazakhstan renewable energy projects. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Ospanov)
Looking back, in the past 30 years, China has achieved a series of major achievements in various fields of cooperation with the five Central Asian countries: China has become Central Asia's largest trading partner, and the bilateral trade volume has increased by hundreds of times compared with the initial stage of diplomatic relations; major projects such as the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline, China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline, and China-Jiji-Ukraine Highway were successfully completed; the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has blossomed and bear fruit in Central Asia...
On November 11, 2015, staff were inspecting the Horgos metrology station of the Central Asia natural gas pipeline. According to reports, the Central Asia natural gas pipeline is my country's first cross-border energy channel to introduce overseas natural gas resources. It starts from the border between Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan in the west, crosses central Uzbekistan and southern Kazakhstan, enters the country through the Horgos Port in Xinjiang. It is 1,833 kilometers long and has a total designed gas transmission capacity of 60 billion cubic meters per year. Xinhua News Agency reporter Chen Yehua photo
Looking to the future, President Xi Jinping proposed a series of new and pragmatic measures: "To import more high-quality commodities and agricultural products from Central Asian countries", "In 2022, China provides another 50 million doses of vaccine assistance to Central Asian countries", "In the next 5 to 10 years, efforts will increase China's friendly cities with the five Central Asian countries to 100 pairs", "In the next 3 years, China will provide Central Asian countries with 500 million US dollars of free aid to Central Asian countries for the construction of people's livelihood projects in various countries"...
On June 11, 2019, police at the Karasu Entry and Exit Border Checkpoint in Tashkurgan Tajik Autonomous County, Xinjiang introduced entry and exit matters to Tajikistan drivers. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Huang Huan)
Ding Xiaoxing, director of the Eurasian Institute of China's Institute of Contemporary International Relations, said that China and Central Asian countries are geographically adjacent and have a deep foundation and distinct advantages in cooperation between the two sides. He believes that based on the existing cooperation results, President Xi Jinping further clarifies the "timetable" and "roadmap" for future cooperation, demonstrating China's positive willingness to win-win cooperation with countries in the region, and is a vivid manifestation of China's practice of the concept of friendship, sincerity, favorability and inclusiveness and the correct view of justice and interests.
A joint statement: Build consensus and increase kinetic energy
On September 5, 2021, at Zulabek Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Uzbekistan pharmaceutical company, the staff worked on the production line of the new crown recombinant protein vaccine. The new crown recombinant protein vaccine jointly developed by the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Anhui Zhifei Longcoma Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. was officially put into production at Zulabek Laboratory Co., Ltd., a Uzbekistan pharmaceutical company. This is the first time that the country has achieved localized production of China's new crown vaccine, and it is also the first time that the production line of the new crown recombinant protein vaccine has been launched abroad. Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zafar)
At present, the century-old changes and the century-old epidemic are intertwined and superimposed, and the world has entered a new period of turbulent and change. Some countries are moving against the historical trend, provoking confrontation and creating divisions, bringing more challenges to the peaceful development of the international and regional areas.
The summit passed and issued the "Joint Statement between China and the Leaders of Five Central Asian Nations on the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomacy", which clearly stated that we should practice true multilateralism, promote the common values of peace, development, fairness, justice, democracy and freedom for all mankind, oppose interference in the internal affairs of other people under any excuses, and oppose politicization of sports.
In the early morning of May 24, 2020, the Chinese government’s joint working group arrived at Dushanbe International Airport, the capital of Tajikistan. The third batch of anti-epidemic aid materials for the Chinese government to Tajikistan were also arrived at the same plane, including nucleic acid testing kits, ventilators, medical masks, etc. Xinhua News Agency (photo provided by the Chinese Embassy in Tajikistan)
"Faced with common challenges, the summit has gathered broad consensus among all parties and clarified what China and Central Asian countries support and oppose, which has strong practical significance." Deng Hao, Secretary-General of the Research Center of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization of China, said.
Last year, after the situation in Afghanistan changed significantly, President Xi Jinping exchanged views with leaders of relevant Central Asian countries on the Afghanistan issue on bilateral and multilateral occasions, and expressed his position to promote the smooth transition of the Afghan situation as soon as possible. Not long ago, the situation in Kazakhstan suddenly changed. President Xi Jinping said in his oral message to Kazakh President Tokayev that China firmly opposes any force undermining the stability of Kazakhstan and threatening Kazakhstan's security.
At this summit, President Xi Jinping pointed out that "a peaceful, stable, developed and prosperous Afghanistan is in the common interests of our six countries", and emphasized that "resolutely oppose external forces engaging in 'color revolution' in Central Asia, firmly oppose interfering in the internal affairs of other countries under the pretext of human rights, and firmly oppose any force undermining the peaceful life of the people."
"China and Central Asian countries are both developing countries. They have similar positions and similar demands on many major international and regional issues, and have a common value basis for communication, coordination and cooperation. President Xi Jinping's words express the common voice of all parties to maintain regional security and stability." Li Yongquan said.
On April 17, 2015, the oil pump of the Kyrgyz Mainland Oil and Gas Company was recovering oil on site near Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan. The Kyrgyz Oil and Gas Project is located in the Fergana Basin in Jalalabad Prefecture, Kyrgyzstan. It is responsible for exploration and research, development and mining, and the transformation and production of old well technology. The company's controlling shareholder is China Rongsheng Heavy Industry (also known as Huarong Energy) Group. The company signed a cooperation agreement with Kyrgyz Petroleum and Natural Gas Co., Ltd., with China investing in the exploration and development rights of the oil blocks, and the developed oil parties share the proportion. Xinhua News Agency (photo by Roman)
joint statement focused on political cooperation, security cooperation, pragmatic cooperation, anti-epidemic cooperation, international cooperation, etc., and made systematic plans for China's cooperation with Central Asian countries in the new era.
experts said that standing at the new historical starting point of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, China and Central Asian countries will carry forward the past and open up a new chapter of bilateral cooperation, which will surely effectively enhance the common well-being of the people of regional countries and contribute greater strength to world peace and development.
