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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, June 18 (Xinhua) — Trade and economic ties between northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (XUAR) and Central Asian countries (CA) continue to deepen, with the volume of trade steadily growing, local customs officials said.
According to the agency, in the first five months of this year, the volume of foreign trade between Xinjiang and the five Central Asian countries exceeded 100 billion yuan, which accounted for 39.4 percent of the total volume of foreign trade between China and the five Central Asian countries.
In particular, in January-May 2025, the volume of agricultural exports from XUAR to five Central Asian countries amounted to 4.47 billion yuan, which is 100.1 percent more than a year earlier. The increased agricultural export items included such items as dried and fresh fruits, nuts, grains, vegetables, edible mushrooms, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
In recent years, checkpoints in XUAR have continuously deepened trade and economic contacts with Central Asian countries. For example, the Karasu checkpoint, located in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region /Northwest China/, is the only land checkpoint on the border between China and Tajikistan. In recent years, it has become an important window for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.
The data show that there was a significant increase in the number of people and vehicles entering and leaving China through the Karasu Port in January-May 2025. In particular, the number of commercial vehicles exported through the Karasu Port during the reporting period jumped 102.4 percent to 9,096 units.
Urumqi Customs representative Cheng Tao noted that in the future, the customs will continue to improve the efficiency of customs clearance, fully utilize the advantages to promote stable growth of trade turnover between XUAR and Central Asian countries. -0-