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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi leaves for 2nd China-Central Asia Summit

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    Xi leaves for 2nd China-Central Asia Summit

    Xinhua | June 16, 2025

    Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday for the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana at the invitation of President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.

    Xi’s entourage includes Cai Qi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the General Office of the CPC Central Committee, and Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and foreign minister. 

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Kazakhstan and China are building a community with a common destiny through cultural and media cooperation — Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Astana, June 16 /Xinhua/ — Interaction in the field of culture, media communications and protection of historical and cultural heritage is becoming one of the key areas of cooperation between Kazakhstan and China, Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan Aida Balayeva said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua.

    According to her, the desire to preserve and popularize national heritage is a strategic priority for any country, and Kazakhstan, following this course, attaches particular importance to the protection of historical and cultural monuments.

    Kazakhstan has approached this issue institutionally. As A. Balayeva said, a special commission on UNESCO affairs, headed by state adviser Erlan Karin, systematically considers the issues of including Kazakhstani sites in the UNESCO list. Among the latest achievements are nominations for inclusion of five underground mosques and ancient steppe cities.

    Recently, a large working group has been operating in Kazakhstan with the participation of regional scientists and experts, whose activities cover three areas: the protection of monuments, intangible cultural heritage and documentary memory. “We have developed a huge plan of activities in these three areas and submitted it to a government meeting,” the minister said.

    She paid special attention to the training of personnel: “It is very important to have specialists. Advanced training, the creation of special departments that train specialists in this field is a very important issue for us.” In this context, A. Balayeva noted significant interaction with China: “Specialists in the field of restoration, in the field of archival work, in the field of popularization of cultural heritage sites are very important. And in this area we have good interaction.”

    According to the Minister, last year she had a meeting with her Chinese colleague, during which an agreement was reached on conducting internships, seminars and trainings for Kazakhstani specialists in China. “This is great, since this is what allows us to improve the qualifications of our employees, which improves the quality of work in the field of preserving historical and cultural heritage,” she noted.

    The Minister emphasized the importance of cultural and humanitarian exchange for bringing peoples closer together. “To get to know the people of Kazakhstan, to feel the character, the soul of the people, it is very important to know the culture, traditions and customs,” said A. Balayeva.

    In her opinion, such initiatives “promote mutual penetration of cultures” and motivate citizens of both countries to study each other’s history more deeply. “This interaction not only enriches, but also helps our teams build human relationships… New projects, new productions, joint events appear, which in turn helps strengthen the relationship between our countries,” the minister added.

    Speaking about the current Year of Tourism of Kazakhstan in China, the Minister expressed confidence that such initiatives are very positive, as there is “high interest from citizens.” And the visa-free regime between the countries became possible “primarily due to the trusting relationship between the leaders of our countries.”

    Touching on the challenges of the digital age, she stressed the need for “very close work in exchanging experiences in working in social networks,” as well as participation in media forums and conferences.

    “Cooperation in the media sphere allows us to popularize the forum, tourist routes, culture, traditions and ultimately demonstrate the multiplier economic effect,” the minister said.

    She noted that the level of interaction between the countries has reached a qualitatively new level: “If two years ago we talked about eternal friendship, now we are building a community with a common destiny. This shows that we are inextricably linked.”

    The Minister also emphasized the close cooperation between Kazakh and Chinese media: “This is an exchange of media products… This is interaction in the area of improving the qualifications of our journalists… This is technology.” The participation of Chinese media in Central Asian media forums and upcoming events, according to her, opens up new horizons.

    “Only through dialogue can we improve our work, expand areas of interaction… and deepen our cooperation in the field of mass media,” the minister emphasized.

    In conclusion, she expressed confidence that the upcoming second China-Central Asia summit, which will be held with the participation of the leader of the PRC, will give new impetus to the entire spectrum of cooperation.

    “These are new tasks, these are new challenges that we will work on together… All protocol instructions that will be adopted following the results of this summit will be unquestioningly carried out at the highest level,” concluded A. Balaeva. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China-Central Asia tourism ties gain momentum

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The history of China’s interaction with Central Asian countries goes back thousands of years, and the friendship along the Silk Road, passed down from generation to generation, continues to this day. Since the first China-Central Asia Summit, tourism exchanges between the countries have become an important bridge for bringing peoples closer together. At present, there is mutual interest in tourism: China and Central Asian countries have become important tourist destinations for each other, and the number of mutual tourist visits has increased significantly. China and Central Asia are jointly promoting exchanges and cooperation, opening a new chapter in the dialogue of civilizations.

    A continuous flow of tourists in both directions

    On June 1, 2024, the visa-free regime between China and Uzbekistan came into effect. On the same day, more than 160 tourists from Tashkent arrived at Urumqi Airport. They became the first to enter China without a visa under the new agreement and began their journey around the country. On November 10, 2023, a similar agreement came into effect between China and Kazakhstan. These favorable policies have simplified mutual travel for citizens and effectively stimulated tourism exchanges.

    “The majestic landscapes of Xinjiang and the hospitality of the locals exceeded all expectations! The guide’s detailed explanations allowed me to better understand the culture and traditions of the region,” shared Natalia from Kazakhstan during her visit to Urumqi. Since the beginning of this year, a continuous stream of tourist groups from Central Asia have been heading to Xinjiang, and Urumqi’s attractiveness as a tourist destination continues to grow.

    According to the latest statistics from the Ctrip platform, the number of inbound tour bookings by users from Central Asian countries has grown by 106% year-on-year since the beginning of the year, with bookings from tourists from Uzbekistan increasing by 164%. The most popular destinations among Central Asian visitors were Guangzhou, Hangzhou, Beijing, Urumqi, Xi’an, Chengdu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Yiwu and Qingdao. The number of bookings for tours to Central Asia by Chinese tourists showed a 74% increase, while demand for travel to Uzbekistan increased by 60%, with the main outbound cities for Chinese tourists being Urumqi, Beijing, Xi’an, Hangzhou, Chengdu, Shanghai and Guangzhou.

    U-tour data shows that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Central Asia doubled in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year. On the Fliggy platform, the number of bookings for flights to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan increased by 60% and 47% respectively. Tashkent, Almaty, Shymkent and Bukhara were the most popular destinations.

    In early June, Beijing-based couple Li Tao and Xie Jinhua completed their unforgettable journey through Central Asia. “We have visited 40-50 countries and have always looked forward to seeing the mysterious Central Asia. During this trip, we experienced the warm-hearted kindness of the locals, saw majestic natural landscapes, and saw unique culture. Central Asia is truly a worthwhile travel destination,” they shared.

    A variety of new themed tours

    China and Central Asian countries have become important tourist destinations for each other. Tourists are no longer limited to just sightseeing – they are looking to delve deeper into the history, culture, traditions and daily life of local residents.

    Tourists from Central Asia visit the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Museum, explore the Grand Bazaar in Urumqi, sample local cuisine, admire unique natural landscapes and immerse themselves in the region’s cultural heritage. Chinese tourists, in turn, discover ancient Central Asian cities on the Great Silk Road and taste local delicacies such as pilaf and horse meat dishes.

    Yang Shuguo, CEO of Xinjiang Xiyu International Travel Company, notes: “The deep interest of tourists from Central Asia in Chinese culture opens up new opportunities for the development of this destination. We plan to expand the range of tours to enhance the attractiveness of Urumqi in the market. Five new thematic routes have already been developed taking into account the preferences of guests, including health and business tourism.”

    Central Asia is a new popular destination for Chinese tourists. Han Jie, chairman of the board of tour operator AoYou, explains: “Kazakhstan attracts with its wealth of resources: Almaty and Astana are especially loved by Chinese guests. Uzbekistan with its unique historical and cultural heritage is also in high demand. For now, group tours for pensioners remain the main format, but as the infrastructure develops, new offers will attract young people as well.”

    Zhou Weihong, Deputy General Manager of SpringTour, announced: “This summer, we will launch two special tours: an extended tour of Kazakhstan and a combo tour of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Travelers will try the famous Uzbek plov at the Besh Qozon Plov Center, see the light show at Registan Square in Samarkand, and appreciate the modern facilities of the local tourism center – this will be a real immersion into history, allowing them to rediscover the charm of the Silk Road.”

    New opportunities for expanding the tourism market

    Tourism between China and Central Asia has great potential. Xu Jia, CEO of Sichuan Youth Travel Service, said, “We started developing the Central Asia route in March 2023. It was just in May of that year that the China-Central Asia Summit was held, and the demand for the mysterious Central Asian countries increased sharply. Now, it is the fastest growing route in our agency. In order to attract more Chinese tourists to Central Asia and meet their diverse needs, we have developed several themed routes, including “Revisiting the Silk Road,” “Cultural Exchanges,” and “Natural Sightseeing Expeditions.”

    “We have been receiving more and more Chinese tourists in the last two years. They have high purchasing power and are interested in historical and cultural exchanges,” says Zhang Wei, the head of an Uzbek tourism service provider. “Central Asia’s tourism infrastructure is still underdeveloped. We plan to increase the number of Chinese-speaking guides for excursions, expand cooperation with Chinese restaurants, update our vehicle fleet, launch new themed tours, and look forward to an increase in the flow of guests from China.”

    The introduction of a visa-free regime has given a powerful impetus to humanitarian and tourist exchanges between China and Uzbekistan. This year, Uzbekistan held a series of presentations in Beijing, Changsha and other cities, during which it introduced Chinese tourists to local attractions in detail. The Uzbek side is implementing a set of measures to improve the quality of service to Chinese guests.

    China is one of the key sources of tourist flow for Kazakhstan. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Sports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 655 thousand Chinese tourists visited the country in 2024, which is 78% more than in 2023. 2025 has been declared the “Year of China Tourism” in Kazakhstan. The plans include a series of promotional events in China: road shows have already been held in Guangzhou and other cities, and cooperation with Chinese tour operators has been established. Digital solutions are being introduced to increase the attractiveness of Kazakhstan: in early June, Almaty hosted the international tourism forum “Digital Silk Road – 2025”, organized by the Chinese digital platform Zowoyoo and the Tourism Industry Committee of Kazakhstan. The project is aimed at deepening the understanding of the Chinese market by Kazakhstani travel companies through digitalization, increasing the level of market development and taking bilateral cooperation to a new level.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China and Central Asia are actively developing cooperation in the tourism industry

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    The first China-Central Asia international tourist train from Xi’an to Almaty was launched recently, marking new progress in tourism exchanges and cooperation between China and Central Asia.

    At present, the global tourism industry is still affected by uncertainties such as protectionism and geopolitical conflicts, but tourism interactions between China and Central Asia are accelerating in “both directions”. A visa-free regime has been introduced between China and Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The number of direct flights between China and Central Asian countries is increasing, with direct flights opened from Beijing, Xi’an, Chengdu, Urumqi and other cities. Xi’an has become the city with the largest number of routes between China and Central Asia, with flights to seven cities in five countries in the region opened from the ancient Chinese capital. China and the Central Asian countries are getting closer to each other, which not only demonstrates a common understanding of development opportunities, but also serves as a living remark to the people-to-people connection under the Belt and Road Initiative.

    Through systematic policy coordination, comprehensive connectivity and large-scale industrial integration, China and Central Asia have established a new pattern of tourism exchanges and cooperation. The first China-Central Asia Summit was held in 2023. “The opening of the Central Asia Cultural Tourism Development Train” is an important achievement of the summit. In terms of connectivity, in addition to the growth of direct flights, the railway and road connections between China and Central Asia have become increasingly close. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Project has been officially launched, and the number of routes on the China-Europe Express Railway has also increased, opening up new opportunities for the development of more tourism destinations and products.

    Looking to the future, tourism exchanges and cooperation between China and Central Asia should continue to develop in three directions:

    First, it is necessary to highlight the exemplary significance and create a series of landmark projects. It is necessary to closely link and integrate tourism cooperation with the development strategies and relevant policies of Central Asian countries, so as to form a new multi-level cooperation structure with different dimensions and distinctive features. By combining the advantages and characteristics of different countries and regions, taking into account the development needs of different places and friendly cities, jointly creating a series of landmark projects with obvious exemplary and stimulating effects, exploring and forming a group of model cooperation indicators with deep complementarity, high mutual benefit and distinctive characteristics, China-Central Asia tourism cooperation will become a “best practice” for linking the Belt and Road Initiative with the development strategies of various regional countries.

    Second, we should stimulate “internal driving forces”. We should strengthen transportation links, promote the simplification of tourism procedures including visa regime and direct flights, improve the security systems of cross-border tourism, dispute mediation, insurance claims, etc. We should promote more mutual understandings, including tourism service standards. In addition, we should explore ways to promote tourism cooperation through the construction of cross-border tourism cooperation zones and cross-border tourism pilot zones. We should guide market players to jointly build tourism infrastructure, and explore policies such as cross-border investment insurance. We should integrate the cultural heritage of the Silk Road, natural landscapes, railways and cross-border self-drive routes, develop China-Central Asia tourist routes, and promote the launch of more cross-border tourist trains with cultural and regional characteristics. We should create more active tourism products, services and business models through forms such as “tourism”.

    Third, we need to enhance the visibility of cooperation results. We need to transform policies related to tourism exchanges and cooperation between China and Central Asia into opportunities that are accessible to the people. We need to build the brand image of the Cultural Silk Road plan, enhance public participation in the selection of the cultural and tourism capital of China and Central Asia, and improve people’s sense of satisfaction. We need to formulate a Central Asian blueprint for the Asian Tourism Promotion Plan as soon as possible, and promote tourism exchanges and cooperation between Xinjiang, Shaanxi, and places in Central Asian countries. We need to pay special attention to the joint promotion of Silk Road Heritage routes and tourism products. We need to promote the close integration of tourism cooperation with poverty alleviation, environmental protection and other livelihood issues, realize the transparency of results through digital platforms and information release, and promote the deepening of exchanges and cooperation.

    The author is a research fellow at the China Academy of Tourism.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: The First China-Central Asia Tourist Train Is the ‘Silk Road Express’ That Writes a New Chapter in Relations

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    On May 29, the first international tourist train “China – Central Asia” with more than 200 passengers departed from the platform of the Xi’an railway station and headed west – to the Kazakh city of Almaty. Thus, a new channel of humanitarian exchanges linking China and Central Asia was opened.

    Traveling in “cultural salons on wheels”

    The train route includes a section in China and a section in Central Asia. For the convenience of passengers, the railway services of China and Kazakhstan have introduced a single procedure for border control. The full circular route takes 10 days.

    “It’s very exciting! It’s my first time traveling abroad by train!” said Yu Min from Xi’an, heading to Kazakhstan.

    The body of the tourist train is decorated with the theme of the “Golden Bridge of the Silk Road”, and the interior harmoniously interweaves elements of Xi’an architecture: the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, ancient city walls, the Bell Tower, as well as iconic landmarks of Kazakhstan. This creates a unique atmosphere of the charm of the Great Silk Road.

    During the train ride, various events were held daily according to the schedule: presentations and master classes on traditional Chinese medicine, lectures on cultural heritage, exhibitions and interactive activities with elements of intangible cultural heritage, as well as live performances by calligraphers and artists, and theatrical performances. The active interaction of passengers of different nationalities became the most vivid embodiment of the dialogue of civilizations.

    “The launch of the China-Central Asia International Tourist Train from Xi’an to Almaty is a clear example of how the railway promotes people-to-people exchanges under the Belt and Road Initiative,” said Hui Lixia, deputy director of the Xi’an Office of China State Railway Corporation. “We have created a cozy, comfortable and culturally rich environment for passengers. Our goal is to make this special train a showcase of Shaanxi Province’s openness and a ‘Silk Road Express’ that brings together the peoples of China and Central Asian countries.”

    Local residents are happy to participate in interactive activities

    On May 31, the tourist train arrived in Almaty. In Kazakhstan, the tourists were given a ceremonial welcome: hospitable locals in national costumes greeted the guests who arrived from China with songs and dances. A series of bright events immediately began.

    There were the expressive masks of the Qinqiang opera, the interior painting of “neihua”, the fine art of Xi’an paper cutting, the festive New Year popular prints of “nianhua”, and the iridescent colors of the Tang dyeing technique of “liucai”.

    The cultural fair featured 10 intangible cultural heritage items that delighted Almaty residents. They watched the craftsmanship with interest and participated in master classes themselves, learning about Chinese culture.

    The cultural exchange and archaeology program included three events: a photo exhibition, “The Breath of the Silk Road,” a visit to archaeological excavations, and thematic lectures that comprehensively revealed the cultural synthesis of eras and told the story of the dialogue of civilizations.

    Paving New Paths for Mutual Connections

    On June 7, the tourist train returned to Xi’an station, completing a 3,600-kilometer journey along the Silk Road, where steel rails became a bridge for cultural convergence.

    “Today’s food is absolutely delicious! My friends and I really enjoyed it,” Meruert from Kazakhstan said happily after trying Xi’an lamb soup with pieces of bread.

    2025 has been declared the “Year of China Tourism” in Kazakhstan, and the launch of the first international tourist train “China-Central Asia” from Xi’an to Almaty has not only opened a new channel for deepening mutual ties and people-to-people exchanges, but also pressed the “accelerate button” in China-Kazakhstan cooperation. This project will stimulate the development of tourism along the route, consumption growth and regional economic partnership, accelerate the integration of China and Central Asia in transportation, culture and other fields, and contribute to the creation of a closer community with a shared future.

    (Editor: Deng Jie, Yang Qian)

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Khorgos checkpoint witnesses revival of cooperation between China and Kazakhstan

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    URUMQI, June 16 (Xinhua) — Located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and close to the border with Kazakhstan, Horgos Port is the country’s first-class land port with the longest history and the largest total shipping volume in the western region.

    In recent years, it has become an important window for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

    According to data as of June 13, since the beginning of 2025, the total volume of passenger traffic through the Khorgos checkpoint and the number of vehicles that have passed customs and border checks in both directions at this border crossing amounted to 620 thousand person-times and 223 thousand units, respectively, which is 35.3 percent and 40.6 percent more in annual terms for both indicators.

    As of June 12 this year, a total of 4,476 China-Europe/China-Central Asia freight trains have passed through the Khorgos checkpoint since the beginning of 2025, up 26.7 percent year-on-year, according to data from the checkpoint administration.

    Let us recall that, as of now, more than 80 international railway freight routes pass through Khorgos, connecting 18 countries.

    On June 7, the first international China-Central Asia tourist train returned to Xi’an. The train with more than 200 passengers departed from Xi’an to Almaty, Kazakhstan on May 29. It left China through the Khorgos railway checkpoint.

    Let us recall that in May 2023, China and Kazakhstan signed an intergovernmental agreement on mutual exemption from visa requirements, which officially entered into force in November of the same year. 2024 was the Year of Kazakhstan Tourism in China, and 2025 has been declared the Year of China Tourism in Kazakhstan.

    According to Li Jiang, deputy head of Horgos Customs, the launch of the above-mentioned international tourist train has laid a new foundation for deepening connectivity and promoting people-to-people exchanges between China and Central Asian countries.

    In addition, according to the results of the first five months of 2025, the flow of visitors to the China-Kazakhstan International Center for Boundary Cooperation (ICBC) “Khorgos” increased by 87.2 percent year-on-year to 3.893 million person-times.

    At present, there are 3 companies engaged in cross-border e-commerce and more than 20 streaming studios operating in Khorgos ICBC. To date, the total turnover through streaming in Khorgos ICBC has exceeded 100 million yuan.

    Khorgos checkpoint continues to upgrade infrastructure, optimize inspection procedures, and improve clearance efficiency to better serve the cross-border trade and humanitarian exchanges between China and Kazakhstan. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Deepens China’s Fruitful Partnership with Central Asia

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) — In the summer sun-drenched Xi’an, China’s ancient capital, six pomegranate trees stand gracefully near the site of the first China-Central Asia Summit in May 2023, their branches hanging low and laden with fruit.

    Planted two years ago by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of five Central Asian countries, this living avenue serves as a vivid testimony to the increasingly close and dynamic ties between China and Central Asia.

    Building on past achievements, Xi and his Central Asian counterparts will gather in the Kazakh city of Astana later this month for a second summit to ensure even closer cooperation on trade, security and connectivity in the heart of Eurasia.

    The Xi’an summit in 2023 was the first ever meeting of heads of state under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism. In the embrace of the ancient city, they agreed to hold the summit every two years, alternately in China and Central Asia.

    Last year, the mechanism was further institutionalized with the establishment of a secretariat in Xi’an, the capital of Xi’s home province of Shaanxi.

    The Chinese leader attaches great importance to China’s relations with the region. In his opinion, Central Asia is at a strategic crossroads, linking East and West, North and South.

    “Developing friendly and cooperative relations with Central Asian countries is a priority of China’s foreign policy,” Xi Jinping said during his first visit to Central Asia since being elected as China’s president in 2013.

    Since then, he has visited the region eight times, deepening partnerships bilaterally and through platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.

    Today, Central Asia is the only region in the world where every country is a strategic partner of China. According to Xi Jinping, these partnerships have paved a new path of good-neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation, creating a new paradigm of international relations.

    The main event of the Xi’an summit was the signing of the Xi’an Declaration, in which the Chinese president and the leaders of the five Central Asian countries promised to work together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

    This promise is in line with the core idea of Xiplomacy’s diplomatic strategy: creating a community with a shared destiny for humanity. Notably, this idea has already been fully realized at the bilateral level in Central Asia.

    Sheradil Baktygulov, Director of the Institute of World Politics of Kyrgyzstan, noted that the common political will of Xi Jinping and the leaders of Central Asian countries is the key to the sustainable development of Chinese-Central Asian cooperation.

    “This cooperation not only strengthens bilateral ties, but also lays the foundation for a new model of multilateral cooperation in the Eurasian region,” he added.

    The Chinese leader’s strong personal rapport with Central Asian leaders is helping to strengthen these ties. At the Xi’an summit, Xi Jinping hailed Tajik President Emomali Rahmon as an “old friend.” During talks with Xi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called him his “dear brother.”

    Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, also an experienced sinologist, arrived in Xi’an on his 70th birthday. Xi told him: “Your visit on such a special occasion speaks volumes about the strength of our bilateral relations and confirms your unique bond with China.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Xi Jinping Deepens China’s Fruitful Partnership with Central Asia

    Translation. Region: Russian Federal

    Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian –

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) — In the summer sun-drenched Xi’an, China’s ancient capital, six pomegranate trees stand gracefully near the site of the first China-Central Asia Summit in May 2023, their branches hanging low and laden with fruit.

    Planted two years ago by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of five Central Asian countries, this living avenue serves as a vivid testimony to the increasingly close and dynamic ties between China and Central Asia.

    Building on past achievements, Xi and his Central Asian counterparts will gather in the Kazakh city of Astana later this month for a second summit to ensure even closer cooperation on trade, security and connectivity in the heart of Eurasia.

    The Xi’an summit in 2023 was the first ever meeting of heads of state under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism. In the embrace of the ancient city, they agreed to hold the summit every two years, alternately in China and Central Asia.

    Last year, the mechanism was further institutionalized with the establishment of a secretariat in Xi’an, the capital of Xi’s home province of Shaanxi.

    The Chinese leader attaches great importance to China’s relations with the region. In his opinion, Central Asia is at a strategic crossroads, linking East and West, North and South.

    “Developing friendly and cooperative relations with Central Asian countries is a priority of China’s foreign policy,” Xi Jinping said during his first visit to Central Asia since being elected as China’s president in 2013.

    Since then, he has visited the region eight times, deepening partnerships bilaterally and through platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.

    Today, Central Asia is the only region in the world where every country is a strategic partner of China. According to Xi Jinping, these partnerships have paved a new path of good-neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation, creating a new paradigm of international relations.

    The main event of the Xi’an summit was the signing of the Xi’an Declaration, in which the Chinese president and the leaders of the five Central Asian countries promised to work together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

    This promise is in line with the core idea of Xiplomacy’s diplomatic strategy: creating a community with a shared destiny for humanity. Notably, this idea has already been fully realized at the bilateral level in Central Asia.

    Sheradil Baktygulov, Director of the Institute of World Politics of Kyrgyzstan, noted that the common political will of Xi Jinping and the leaders of Central Asian countries is the key to the sustainable development of Chinese-Central Asian cooperation.

    “This cooperation not only strengthens bilateral ties, but also lays the foundation for a new model of multilateral cooperation in the Eurasian region,” he added.

    The Chinese leader’s strong personal rapport with Central Asian leaders is helping to strengthen these ties. At the Xi’an summit, Xi Jinping hailed Tajik President Emomali Rahmon as an “old friend.” During talks with Xi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called him his “dear brother.”

    Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, also an experienced sinologist, arrived in Xi’an on his 70th birthday. Xi told him: “Your visit on such a special occasion speaks volumes about the strength of our bilateral relations and confirms your unique bond with China.”

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  • MIL-OSI China: Xi’s upcoming visit to advance China-Central Asia community with shared future

    Source: China State Council Information Office

    For centuries, China and Central Asian nations have shared close bonds through mutual learning and exchanges underpinned by deep historical ties, solid public support and strong practical needs.

    Two years ago, the inaugural China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi’an, capital of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province. Since then, cooperation between China and Central Asian countries has yielded even more tangible and fruitful outcomes.

    At the invitation of Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, from June 16 to 18. The summit is expected to take the six countries on a new journey toward building a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

    A drone photo taken on April 20, 2025 shows a China-Central Asia freight train waiting for departure at the Tuanjiecun Station in southwest China’s Chongqing. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

    GROWING PARTNERSHIP

    More than 2,100 years ago, Han Dynasty envoy Zhang Qian’s journey to western regions ushered in China-Central Asia friendly exchanges. The legacy of the ancient Silk Road has evolved and acquired more profound significance nowadays.

    Xi first proposed in Kazakhstan in 2013 the initiative to jointly build the Silk Road Economic Belt, an essential component of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

    With the launch of the China-Central Asia mechanism and the regular China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting mechanism in 2020, collaboration has deepened across sectors.

    In January 2022, Xi chaired a virtual summit to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Central Asian countries. During the summit, the parties proposed upgrading the China-Central Asia mechanism to the level of heads of state.

    Moreover, the decision to establish a mechanism for meetings among the heads of state of China and Central Asian countries was announced at the first China-Central Asia Summit held in May 2023.

    Deepening China-Central Asia cooperation is in line with the prevailing trend of the world and the expectations of the people, said Xi when addressing a welcome banquet for Central Asian leaders attending the first summit held in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi province.

    With the upgrading of the all-around and multifaceted framework, efficient ministerial mechanisms now support cooperation in trade, investment, agriculture, customs, public security and more.

    Today, China has established comprehensive strategic partnerships, signed Belt and Road cooperation documents and implemented the vision of building a community with a shared future at the bilateral level with all five Central Asian countries.

    Ismail Dairov, director of Kyrgyzstan’s think tank the Regional Mountain Center of Central Asia, noted that Central Asia and China share a thousand-year history of exchanges. Today, within the framework of the BRI, both sides are strengthening ties and cooperation at an unprecedented pace, he said.

    The Sixth China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is held in Almaty, Kazakhstan, April 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

    TOWARD MODERNIZATION

    On April 29, the work to build three key control tunnels in Kyrgyzstan’s section of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway commenced. The railway is an iconic BRI project backed by the three nations’ leaders, symbolizing shared efforts to boost connectivity and prosperity in the region.

    Kyrgyz political scientist Kubanychbek Taabaldiev called the move “a great achievement of bilateral relations between China and Central Asia” that would take the ongoing projects into a new phase and “bring benefits from both economic and political points of view.”

    “The world needs an interconnected Central Asia,” said Xi in his keynote speech at the first China-Central Asia Summit. Since then, the two sides have explored further cooperation to enhance infrastructure development for seamless and efficient connectivity.

    Much progress has been achieved: Central Asia freight trains are running regularly as official railway data showed 4,725 trips were made in the first four months of 2025, up 21 percent year on year; the Kazakhstan-Xi’an Terminal officially began operations in February 2024 and is currently operating at a high level of quality; and the construction of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Corridor has made steady progress.

    New logistics routes, including rail, road and air, now transport Chinese appliances, consumer goods and electric vehicles to Central Asia, while high-quality Central Asian products such as fertilizers, cotton, beef and mutton are reaching China faster than ever.

    Beyond transport and logistics networks, cooperation is expanding into agriculture, IT, clean energy and cross-border e-commerce, supporting industrial upgrades and better livelihoods.

    According to China’s General Administration of Customs, China-Central Asia trade reached 94.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2024, a record increase of 5.4 billion dollars from the previous year.

    Strengthening regional connectivity cannot only promote economic integration, but also deepen exchanges and understanding between civilizations, laying a solid foundation for regional stability and development, said Zaynidin Kurmanov, vice president of the Diplomatic Academy of Kyrgyzstan and former Kyrgyz Parliament speaker.

    Students learn skills at the Luban Workshop in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, May 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)

    CLOSER HEARTS

    From tourism to vocational education cooperation, from cultural exchanges to archaeological cooperation, Chinese and Central Asian people are being brought closer through in-depth and lasting dialogues at all levels, as well as mutual learning among civilizations.

    Recently, a tourist train accomplished the first cultural trip between Xi’an, China and Almaty, Kazakhstan. Special train services for cultural tourism in Central Asia are among a series of programs to strengthen dialogue between civilizations as promoted by Xi at the first China-Central Asia Summit.

    This year marks the China tourism year in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s year of tourism in China. More and more Chinese tourists enjoy the convenience provided by visa-free travel agreements between China and Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. China’s seaside cities have also become common destinations for Central Asian visitors.

    China and Central Asian countries have also actively promoted vocational education cooperation programs. The Luban Workshop, which has been operating in Tajikistan for more than two years, has also been launched in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan to cultivate future technical talents and provide opportunities for Central Asian youths.

    “We are training engineers under the Luban Workshop project. It’s not just about education, but also cultural exchange,” said Mirlan Chynybaev, rector of Kyrgyz State Technical University that manages the workshop.

    With the establishment of Chinese Cultural Centers and Confucius Institutes, Chinese language fever and “China fever” are heating up in Central Asian countries, bringing more and more young people to study in China.

    According to Yagshy Ayjanov, a startupper from Turkmenistan who operates a company with his Chinese friends in Xi’an, their company in 2024 has provided various kinds of study services for over 800 people who want to come to China, and most of them were from Central Asia.

    “After the first China-Central Asia summit, we can clearly feel that Central Asian students have shown a stronger willingness to study in China as China means more opportunities and better employment prospects,” Ayjanov said.

    Ruslan Kenzhaev, deputy editor-in-chief of the leading Uzbek newspaper Narodnoe Slovo, pointed out that through deepening economic cooperation, promoting infrastructure development, advancing technology and people-to-people exchanges, Central Asian countries and China have developed a model of sustainable cooperation based on mutual respect and shared visions.

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Belt and Road Initiative Strengthens Academic, Cultural and Humanitarian Exchanges between China and Kazakhstan – KIMEP University President

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    ASTANA, June 15 (Xinhua) — The Belt and Road Initiative has strengthened academic and cultural exchanges between China and Kazakhstan, laying a solid foundation for deeper regional cooperation, Chang Yong-pan, president of the Kazakhstan Institute of Management, Economics and Strategic Research (KIMEP), told Xinhua in an exclusive interview.

    “The Belt and Road Initiative promotes Kazakhstan’s economic development and regional integration. At the same time, the prospects for Chinese-Kazakh exchanges look promising,” he noted.

    Over the past decade, KIMEP has hosted delegations from more than 100 universities in China. In 2018, the university established a joint research center with Beijing Normal University to promote academic dialogue.

    “Since KIMEP’s founding, we have educated 159 Chinese students. We are proud of our role in strengthening ties with China,” Chang Yong Pan emphasized.

    According to him, academic exchanges are developing thanks to high-level cooperation. In 2024, more than 15 thousand Kazakh students studied at Chinese universities.

    The KIMEP President recalled that after the introduction of a visa-free regime at the end of 2023, the flow of tourists from China to Kazakhstan increased by 66 percent, and the number of Kazakhstani tourists in China increased by 31 percent.

    “The arrival of the first tourist train from Xi’an to Almaty in June was an important milestone. I am optimistic about the prospects for cultural and humanitarian cooperation,” he said.

    Chang Yong-ban noted that he has high hopes for the 2nd China-Central Asia Summit, which will be held in Astana. According to the Xinhua source, the 2023 summit in the Chinese city of Xi’an has yielded significant results, and further cooperation should focus on finance, green development, healthcare and digital innovation.

    “The successful model in Central Asia can serve as a model for other regions. Maintaining peace and prosperity here can be an example for the entire world,” he added. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Chinese and Russian experts discuss cooperation on developing specific crops in cold regions

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    BEIJING, June 15 (Xinhua) — The Chinese city of Baicheng, northeast China’s Jilin Province, recently hosted a China-Russia symposium on technological innovation in specific agriculture and development of winter rye agro-industrial complex.

    The event promoted contacts between Chinese and Russian agronomists in jointly opening up new horizons for agricultural development in cold regions, and deepened cooperation between Jilin Province and Russia and Kazakhstan in the field of special crops, China Daily reported.

    Following the symposium, the Academy of Agricultural Sciences (AAS) of Baicheng City and the Federal Agricultural Research Center of the North-East named after N.V. Rudnitsky signed a Chinese-Russian framework agreement on cooperation in the development of winter rye.

    As Ren Changzhong, a leading Chinese agronomist, reported at the symposium, the staff of the Baicheng City ASN and their Russian colleagues jointly bred a new frost-resistant winter rye variety BK01, which has already moved from laboratory cultivation to mass distribution for field cultivation in the provinces of Jilin, Liaoning and the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The variety has excellent prospects in the field of agro-industrial development both for obtaining raw materials for the production of environmentally friendly food products and for the production of livestock feed.

    According to Ren Changzhong, who is also the director of the China-Russia Joint International Laboratory of Specialized Agriculture, both the international scientific and technological cooperation base established by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China and the aforementioned laboratory established by the Science and Technology Administration of Jilin Province operate under the ASN of Baicheng City. With the help of these two institutions, the ASN has been constantly strengthening scientific and technological cooperation with the Russian side in recent years, carrying out mutual support in scientific research and sharing useful resources with it, so as to jointly promote the technological modernization of the agro-industrial complexes of the two countries.

    “We hope to deepen exchanges and cooperation with our Russian colleagues in the field of selection, cultivation and deep processing of such specific agricultural crops as oats, winter rye, buckwheat and pasture grasses in order to achieve new technological breakthroughs and promote the entry of specific agricultural products into an even wider market,” said Guo Laichun, director of the Baicheng City ASN. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Exclusive: Upcoming China-Central Asia Summit to Become Milestone in Strategic Partnership Development – Kyrgyz Experts

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    BISHKEK, June 15 (Xinhua) — The China-Central Asia Summit to be held in Astana, Kazakhstan, in June will be an important milestone in the development of strategic partnership between Central Asian countries and China, former rector of the Academy of Public Administration under the President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Akmataliev said in an interview with Xinhua.

    According to him, the uniqueness of this mechanism is that Central Asia acts as a “single” political and economic actor in relations with China. “This allows us to jointly resolve common, major investment projects that are important for all Central Asian countries,” he said.

    As Chairman of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kyrgyzstan Ishak Masaliev told Xinhua, holding the China-Central Asia summit will be of great importance, since it is taking place in a special environment.

    He noted that today the situation on the world stage is changing radically, the configuration and the decision-making center are changing. In his opinion, China and the Central Asian countries should develop a certain strategy that is beneficial for each country and for the region as a whole.

    “In this regard, it seems to me that the attempts of the Chinese leadership are worthy of attention and respect. We must listen and, if possible, extract everything useful for our countries,” said I. Masaliev.

    Speaking about China’s relations with the Central Asian countries, A. Akmataliev emphasized that China and the countries of the region have entered a new “golden thirty years” in their relations. “Over all these years, the relations of each Central Asian country with China are worthy of respect and imitation,” he said.

    As I. Masaliev emphasized, “we can say with confidence that today China’s relations with all Central Asian countries have reached a completely new level.”

    The expert also noted that now is the time to implement transcontinental and transnational projects. Such projects as the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, the alternative North-South highway, etc., will improve the lives and well-being of citizens of both Kyrgyzstan and the countries of the region.

    A. Akmataliev, in turn, pointed out that these projects are striking and impressive in their grandeur, scale, and great goals.

    Touching upon Chinese-Kyrgyz relations, A. Akmataliev noted that the visit of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov to China in February 2025 became a historic milestone in the relations between the Kyrgyz and Chinese peoples. “Our relations have risen to a real level of strategic partnership,” he said, adding that these relations have become an important example of true success, dynamics, sincerity and mutually beneficial cooperation.

    “The relations between Kyrgyzstan and China, as well as the peoples of the two countries, are excellent, wonderful,” notes I. Masaliev, adding that the visit of the head of Kyrgyzstan to China and his meeting with the leader of the PRC in February of this year certainly brings enormous positive energy and a great contribution to the development of the economies of the two countries. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Karasu checkpoint witnesses revival of Chinese-Tajik trade

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    URUMQI, June 15 (Xinhua) — Karasu Port, located in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, is the only land port on the border between China and Tajikistan. In recent years, it has become an important gateway for exchanges and cooperation between the two countries.

    The dynamic development of bilateral trade through the Karasu checkpoint is the embodiment of the rapid growth of pragmatic cooperation within the framework of the joint construction of the “Belt and Road”.

    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.

    A wide range of Chinese goods, including new energy vehicles, large-scale equipment and construction machinery, are exported to Tajikistan and other countries through the Karasu checkpoint.

    “Trade between China and Tajikistan has opened up new opportunities for me,” said Eliasjiang, a driver from the city of Kashgar, adding that his income has also increased due to the increased demand for cargo transportation.

    Shavkat Gulaezov, a businessman from Tajikistan, frequently travels between Dushanbe and Xinjiang.

    “Electronic products and NEV vehicles from China are particularly popular among Tajik consumers,” he said, adding that convenient customs clearance procedures at checkpoints have strengthened the confidence of Tajik businessmen in the prospects for economic and trade cooperation between the two countries.

    Data shows that the trade volume between China and Tajikistan doubled between 2013 and 2023. Bilateral trade turnover reached $3.926 billion in 2023.

    The Karasu checkpoint is not only a busy trade channel, but also a bridge of friendship connecting the peoples of China and Tajikistan and carrying the dream of joint development.

    Sun Hui, a professor at Xinjiang University, said that with high-quality development and the continuous expansion of trade channels, the Karasu port will give strong impetus to deepening trade and economic cooperation between China and Central Asia. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Europe: EUROPE/ITALY – Olivier Roy’s lecture at the Gregorian University: “Religion, Global Politics and the Crisis of Culture”

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    Rome (Agenzia Fides) – While Israel’s attack on Iran casts the shadow of a Global War on the world, Rome is examining the links between “Religion, Global Politics and the Crisis of Culture”. This is the title of the lecture that Professor Olivier Roy, of the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (European University Institute), will hold on the afternoon of Monday, June 16, as part of the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Politics 2025.A political scientist and Islamist, author of several books on Iran, Islam and Asian politics, Professor Roy headed the OSCE’s (Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe) Mission for Tajikistan (1994) and Consultant for the UN Office of the Coordinator for Afghanistan (1988).The seminar will take place in room F007 of Palazzo Frascara at the Pontifical Gregorian University (Piazza della Pilotta 3), from 5.00 to 7.00 p.m.Professor Roy’s lecture will be preceded by greetings from Father Pino di Luccio SJ, President of the Collegium Maximum, and Archbishop Samuele Sangalli, Adjunct Secretary of the Dicastery for Evangelization and Coordinator of the Scuola Sinderesi.Professor Michael Driessen, from John Cabot University, Director of the Summer Seminar of Religion and Global Politics, and Dr. Antonella Piccinin (University of Notre Dame and Pontifical Gregorian University) will also participate in the conversation.The lecture is part of the series of seminars, public events and workshops organized as part of the 2025 edition of the Rome Summer Seminars on Religion and Global Politics.The Rome Summer Seminars are a two-week program aimed at graduate students, scholars and professionals interested in the relationship between religion and global politics, aimed at making the most of the spiritual resources and geopolitical horizon linked to the history and present of the city of Rome. (GV) (Agenzia Fides, 14/6/2025)
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  • MIL-OSI Russia: South Korean President orders prevention and punishment of attempts to distribute anti-DPRK propaganda leaflets

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    SEOUL, June 14 (Xinhua) — President of the Republic of Korea (ROK) Lee Jae-myung has ordered the prevention and punishment of the launch of balloons with propaganda leaflets criticizing the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), the president’s office said on Saturday.

    It has been confirmed that a public interest group sent leaflets via balloons across the border into North Korea early Saturday morning, presidential spokeswoman Kang Yoo-jung said in a written statement.

    Kang Yoo-jung noted that the Lee Jae-myung government has previously voiced its position that the illegal distribution of leaflets against the DPRK should be stopped, as it could threaten the daily lives and safety of people in border areas and lead to an escalation of military tensions on the Korean Peninsula.

    The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan ordered all relevant departments to develop measures to prevent the distribution of leaflets and punish them, scheduling a discussion of comprehensive actions to counter such actions for June 16.

    The official added that the public group and individuals who had earlier in the day dropped leaflets critical of the DPRK across the border would be punished in accordance with applicable laws. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Young People Are ‘Worthy Ambassadors of Friendship’ Between China and Central Asia

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    ASTANA, June 14 (Xinhua) — Young people are the hope for the future. In recent years, cooperation between China and Central Asian countries has rapidly expanded and deepened, with a series of key initiatives promoting the development of the younger generation, strengthening mutual understanding between peoples, and working for the long term.

    Chinese President Xi Jinping has responded to letters from Central Asian students studying in China, encouraging them to be ambassadors of friendship and bridges of cooperation, supported joint Chinese-Kazakh universities, strengthened exchanges between young generations, encouraged mutual understanding, and promoted the joint development of the Lu Ban Workshops between China and Central Asian countries, opening the way to a brighter future for more and more young people from the region. The attention and care of the Chinese President have inspired young people to make new contributions to building a closer community with a shared future for China and Central Asia, and filled their common development and prosperity with youthful energy.

    CHAIRMAN XI JINPING’S ORDER

    “President Xi Jinping told us: be worthy ambassadors of friendship and bridges of cooperation between China and Central Asia. This is his order for us and at the same time a sign of trust,” young Turkmen Rakhman Bayramdurdyev recalls with excitement how he received a reply letter from Chinese President Xi Jinping two years ago.

    In 2023, Rahman, who was then a graduate student at the China University of Petroleum (Beijing), wrote a collective letter to the Chinese President along with his comrades from Central Asian countries. The young people shared their impressions of studying and living in China, expressed their desire to learn, strengthen cooperation, and contribute to building a community with a common future for China and Central Asia.

    “I remember my classmates and I were very excited when we received a response from Chairman Xi Jinping!” says Rahman.

    Rahman began his student life at the China University of Petroleum back in 2010. Over the course of 13 years, the young man successively completed undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate programs. At the time of receiving the letter from Xi Jinping, he was preparing to defend his dissertation and thinking about his future after graduation.

    “The friendship between China and Central Asian countries should be developed and passed on from generation to generation by more and more determined and active young people. You are not only witnesses and beneficiaries of the relations between China and Central Asia, but also their creators and disseminators,” these warm and encouraging words of the PRC leader strengthened Rahman’s determination to become an ambassador of China and Central Asian culture.

    The young man decided to stay in China and became an employee of the Institute of International Education of the China University of Petroleum /Beijing/. “I want to share my experience with other students from Central Asia and other countries, help them get to know China and understand it better,” he says.

    “I am always available,” is how Rahman describes his nearly two-year tenure at the institute. He helps new international students overcome language barriers and cope with everyday difficulties, schedules classes, and monitors exams and academic performance. In this intense but fulfilling job, Rahman has witnessed the growth and development of international students in China and gained a deeper understanding of the friendly relations between China and Central Asia.

    “Studying and living in China over the years has completely changed me, shaped me,” says Rahman.

    According to Yu Donghai, deputy director of the Institute of International Education at China University of Petroleum (Beijing), the university maintains extensive cooperation with educational institutions in Central Asian countries. Over the past twenty years, more than two thousand students from the region have studied here, and they now play an active role in strengthening exchanges and cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in many areas.

    June is graduation time. One of the authors of the letter to President Xi Jinping, student Mohammed Polat, is about to complete an unforgettable education in China. In eight years, he went from a preparatory course where he did not speak a word of Chinese to a master’s degree in business management and fluency in the language. “Studying in China changed my life,” he says with sincere gratitude.

    The 24-year-old Kazakh is looking forward to the second China-Central Asia summit. He hopes that more young people from Central Asia will be able to come to China to study, and Chinese companies will be able to work more actively in the region. “I am ready to contribute to building a bridge of friendship,” says Mukhammed.

    PROMOTING FRIENDSHIP DEVELOPMENT

    In recent years, in the context of sustainable development of cooperation with China in all areas, interest in this country and its language has been growing in Central Asian countries. “I decided to study Chinese because I consider it the language of the future,” Yerasyl Mukhtaruly, a student at the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University, told Xinhua.

    In July 2024, when Xi Jinping visited Kazakhstan, he and the country’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev attended the opening ceremony of the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University. Astana International University President Serik Irsaliev still remembers that day well.

    According to him, the attention of the heads of the two states is “very high responsibility”. “This year, about 100 of our students are completing their studies at the branch on language courses. After that, they will take the HSK exam and determine their future profession,” said S. Irsaliev.

    Yerasyl, 20, is one of the first students at the branch. He studied Chinese for almost nine months in preparatory courses. It was difficult at first, but the young man increasingly felt the depth of Chinese culture and understood better what he was striving for in life.

    The student recalls that at first he often made mistakes in tones, and the countless hieroglyphs were difficult to remember. “I have to spend more than an hour or even two hours every day studying hieroglyphs. I have to write them every day. Speaking practice also helps,” he said, adding that he is gradually overcoming difficulties.

    In the future, he plans to work in the fields of translation, international business or diplomacy. “I believe that everyone who studies Chinese contributes to the development of friendship between Kazakhstan and China,” Yerasyl noted.

    An unusual relic is kept behind glass in the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University: a copy of President K.-Zh. Tokayev’s student ID card, which he obtained when he briefly studied abroad at Beijing Language and Culture University. Local students are very proud to have studied at the same university as the head of state. “President Tokayev also studied at Beijing Language and Culture University, which is of particular importance to us,” said Alina Abildinova, who is attending preparatory language courses.

    She told Xinhua that she loves Chinese tea culture and hopes to have the opportunity to study and work in China in the future. “Modern China can provide young people with various opportunities, allowing us to confidently move into the future,” she said.

    A VALUABLE PRACTICE OPPORTUNITY

    In the training lab of Lu Ban’s Workshop in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, about ten local students are working intently with measuring instruments under the guidance of a teacher. This is the “youngest” Lu Ban Workshop in Central Asia – it opened in October last year.

    Last July, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Astana during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit. During the meeting, he stressed that the two sides should make full use of platforms such as the Center for Traditional Chinese Medicine, the Center for Chinese Culture, and the Lu Ban Workshop in Kyrgyzstan to cultivate new successors to the Chinese-Kyrgyz friendly cooperation.

    The workshop was created through the joint efforts of the Zhejiang Institute of Water Resources and Hydropower and the Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov. Over the course of more than six months of its operation, more than four thousand students have received technical training here.

    Head of Lu Ban Workshop Akylbek Chymyrov told Xinhua that the country is experiencing a serious shortage of engineering personnel in areas such as hydropower, electrical engineering, road and bridge construction. At the same time, infrastructure projects for the construction of hydroelectric power plants, highways are being actively implemented, and construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway has begun. “The main advantage is that we are training highly qualified personnel together with our Chinese partners. Students receive modern knowledge, study modern technologies and standards,” he says.

    “Here we learn how to use the latest surveying instruments and equipment, and we also study drone technologies, which is new and very interesting for us,” said Aalybek uulu Erbol, a second-year student at the Kyrgyz State Technical University named after I. Razzakov, studying geodesy. According to him, the technical equipment makes the workshop especially attractive, which is rare at other universities. “This practical opportunity is very valuable for us,” he emphasized.

    The Chinese leader has always paid great attention and supported the establishment of “Lu Ban Workshops” in the Central Asian countries. In May 2023, in his keynote speech at the China-Central Asia Summit, he especially noted the need to increase the number of “Lu Ban Workshops” in the Central Asian states. To date, the “Lu Ban Workshop” in Tajikistan has been successfully operating for more than two years, preparations are underway to open a second workshop in Kazakhstan, and the first workshop in Uzbekistan was opened last year. These projects are actively promoted throughout Central Asia and contribute to the training of personnel for the socio-economic development and modernization of the countries in the region.

    “Lu Ban Workshop”, established by the East Kazakhstan Technical University named after D. Serikbayev jointly with the Tianjin Vocational Institute, began operations in December 2023 and became the first in Kazakhstan. In recent years, Chinese car brands have become increasingly popular in Kazakhstan. Taking into account the future need for specialists in the automotive industry, maintenance and repair, the Kazakh side chose the automotive industry as the main direction of training in this workshop.

    “Lu Ban’s Workshop gives students the opportunity to immediately move from theory to practice,” notes Anasyr Mirashev, head of the workshop at the D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University. “The teacher can demonstrate everything visually, and the students can do all the work with their own hands. This gives them great opportunities.”

    “I chose Lu Ban’s Workshop because it is the most promising project today,” says second-year master’s student Ilyas Isakanov. He said that thanks to training at the workshop, he became familiar with the latest technologies in the automotive industry and hopes to use the knowledge he gained in the future to help more people. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Feature Story: Green Hope for “Tears of Central Asia”

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    TASHKENT, June 14 (Xinhua) — In late May, Wang Ping, a researcher at the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, arrived in the western city of Nukus, Uzbekistan, to participate in joint research with the Aral Sea International Innovation Center. He can no longer count how many times he has visited the city near the Aral Sea. This time, he and his colleagues brought two “treasures”: halophyte seeds (plants that easily adapt to life in saline soils) and solar panels.

    The Aral Sea, located in central Eurasia on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, was once the fourth-largest lake in the world. Since the 1960s, under the influence of numerous factors such as increased human use of water and climate change, it has been rapidly drying up, shrinking by more than 90 percent. The shoreline has retreated, the soil has become more saline, and a desert of over 50,000 square kilometers has formed in its place. The Aral Sea has become a symbol of the catastrophe, known as the “tears of Central Asia.”

    The ecological crisis of the Aral Sea has caused not only a shortage of water resources, but also huge rock formations have formed on the seabed, causing dust and salt storms that damage vast territories. Desertification, soil salinization, loss of biodiversity – all this has a significant negative impact on the ecology and economy of the countries in the region. In April 2010, then UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, after visiting the Aral Sea, said that its drying up was “one of the worst ecological disasters on the planet.”

    For many years, scientists from China and Uzbekistan have been working together to find solutions to the Aral Sea’s environmental crisis, from joint scientific expeditions and soil reclamation to the creation of model regions where water-saving cotton-growing technologies are used.

    “Water shortage, soil salinization, lack of modern agricultural technologies and related systems – these are all acute problems holding back the development of Central Asia,” Wang Ping said.

    This time, Wang Ping brought to Nukus seeds of more than ten types of halophytes (saltwort, saxaul, wormwood, etc.), hoping to successfully grow them in laboratory conditions and then mass-produce them around the Aral Sea to restore biodiversity and combat salinization and dust storms.

    Wang Ping also told Xinhua that several months ago, the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography delivered about 1.5 tons of halophyte seeds to Tashkent for use in a salt-tolerant botanical garden that experts from the two countries are preparing to jointly develop. “These seeds will not only be directly used for saline land reclamation and ecological restoration, but also lay the foundation for local botanical diversity reserves, research and development.”

    “It’s cloudy today, which is good for field work. Let’s try to complete the drip irrigation of this experimental halophyte demonstration field,” says Wang Ping. In another Aral Sea town, Muynak, Wang Ping and his colleagues are installing a water-saving drip irrigation system in a field and leading a local cooperation team that is installing photovoltaic panels to harness solar energy for the halophyte irrigation system.

    In the past two years, Chinese researchers have been promoting the “integration, testing and demonstration project of applying photovoltaic technology to the management of the Aral Sea ecological environment.” In Nukus, the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and the Aral Sea International Innovation Center launched a pilot project on cotton cultivation with an integrated solar energy, water and fertilizer system last year. With the help of membrane drip irrigation for cotton, photovoltaic generation and an intelligent integrated water and fertilizer supply machine, intelligent drip irrigation and fertilization of fields were realized, which led to an increase in cotton yield by more than three times, and the cost and water consumption were significantly reduced.

    The diligence of Chinese experts and the development prospects opened up by Chinese technology impressed many local farmers and agricultural experts. Local parliament members sent a letter of thanks to the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography and expressed hope for establishing long-term cooperation and expanding the experimental zone with funding from the Uzbek side.

    “The Aral Sea’s environmental crisis is a common problem for the region, and no country can cope with it alone,” said Uzbek political commentator Sharofiddin Tulaganov, noting that cooperation between Uzbekistan and China in the environmental management of the Aral Sea has already yielded noticeable results, and China’s contribution deserves respect.

    “This is not only about environmental management of the Aral Sea, but also about practical manifestations such as improving people’s well-being and building trust. By jointly promoting green and innovative development, we not only strive to restore the ecological environment of the Aral region, but also create a bright future of sustainable development for all of Central Asia,” he noted. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Irkeshtam checkpoint shows new vitality in trade cooperation between China and Central Asia

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    URUMQI, June 14 (Xinhua) — Trucks loaded with “Made in China” products such as NEV cars, yachts, electromechanical equipment passed through the Irkeshtam port on the China-Kyrgyzstan border in early June, while trucks from Kyrgyzstan also lined up to enter China. Irkeshtam, China’s westernmost land port, has seen booming trade between China and Central Asia.

    The Irkeshtam border crossing is located in Ucha County of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Northwest China) and approximately 200 km from Kyrgyzstan’s Osh Region.

    According to data as of June 4, since the beginning of 2025, the total volume of passenger traffic through the Irkeshtam checkpoint and the number of vehicles that have passed customs and border checks in both directions at this border crossing amounted to more than 109 thousand person-times and 102 thousand units, respectively, which is approximately 80 percent more in annual terms for both indicators.

    “Currently, the efficiency of customs clearance has increased significantly, and the volume of transportation and cargo has also increased,” said Vokibek Ashim, a customs broker who has been working at the Irkeshtam checkpoint for 13 years.

    On June 1, the Irkeshtam checkpoint officially launched a trial 24/7 customs clearance regime /24 hours a day, 7 days a week/. Thus, Irkeshtam became the second border checkpoint in Xinjiang to ensure continuous operation in the area of customs clearance of goods, following the Khorgos checkpoint.

    This regime has increased the efficiency of customs clearance and reduced costs for local transport companies.

    After the continuous operation mode was implemented, the volume of coal imported from Kyrgyzstan increased from “one batch per day” to “three batches in two days,” said Chen Tao, an employee of a local coal transportation company. “The efficiency has improved and the import cost has actually decreased,” he added.

    The efficient operation of the checkpoint has brought tangible benefits to both Central Asians and Chinese residents.

    “Cross-border transportation makes my life better and better,” said Gao Pengshan, who has been driving trucks with NEVs between China and Uzbekistan for years. And Uzbek driver Sardorbek Khamidov’s monthly income has jumped from more than 3,000 yuan to nearly 10,000 yuan.

    “The continuous customs clearance regime gives me confidence in cross-border transportation between Uzbekistan and China,” said Sardorbek Khamidov, adding that it will also allow a greater range of high-quality agricultural products from Uzbekistan to enter the Chinese market.

    In the port area, at an altitude of over 2,800 meters above sea level, construction is underway on a new border and customs complex. This state-of-the-art facility, expected to open in 2026, will take customs clearance potential between China and Central Asia to new heights.

    “The checkpoint is no longer just a cargo channel. Every truck that passes through the checkpoint is a witness to the aspiration of the people of the two countries for a better life,” said checkpoint employee Irkeshtam Van Ping. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: China MFA: China will continue to be an important driving force for global connectivity

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 14 (Xinhua) — China will continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said Friday.

    Currently, China-Europe international freight railway routes link 128 cities in China with 229 cities in 26 European countries and more than 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, representing cooperation in connectivity between China and the world, he said at a regular press briefing.

    This is how the Chinese diplomat commented on the statement that the China-Europe international freight railway routes have become an “accelerator” of economic and trade cooperation between the countries participating in the Belt and Road initiative.

    According to a Chinese Foreign Ministry official, the China-Europe international freight train service, which runs every 30 minutes or less, is one of the major achievements of the Belt and Road Initiative. It operates efficiently, smoothly and stably, not only serving as a bridge for economic and trade exchanges between Asia and Europe, but also providing a driving force for the development of countries along the Belt and Road.

    The China-Laos Railway and the New Land-Sea Multimodal Transport Corridor in Western China are operating smoothly, and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway is under construction. According to Lin Jian, these projects are examples of how new logistics routes improve the efficiency of cross-border logistics, promote people-to-people and trade exchanges, and deepen industrial coordination and value chain integration, promoting industrial transformation and upgrading in the countries concerned and bringing a real sense of fulfillment to local residents.

    “Connectivity is one of the key areas of cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative,” Lin Jian added, noting that China will firmly adhere to the principles of joint consultation, joint construction and shared benefits, continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, and benefit the world through its own development and achieve multilateral win-win results. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: SCO member states discuss scientific and technical cooperation

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    CHENGDU, June 14 (Xinhua) — Representatives of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) attended the 9th Meeting of Heads of Ministries and Departments of Science and Technology of the SCO, where issues of scientific and technical cooperation were discussed.

    The event, held on Thursday in Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province in southwest China, reviewed the organization’s plans for cooperation in scientific and technological innovation, discussed progress in multilateral research projects, and exchanged views on measures to develop science and technology in the SCO countries and their initiatives to strengthen scientific and technological cooperation.

    Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun said that SCO member states, by constantly strengthening cooperation in the field of scientific and technological innovation, make a significant contribution to ensuring peace, stability and development in the region.

    Yin Hejun called the ministerial meeting “an important platform for strengthening cooperation mechanisms and jointly responding to challenges in global scientific and technological governance.” According to him, the Chinese side hopes to jointly advance practical cooperation for sustainable socio-economic development and improving people’s well-being in the SCO member states.

    The participants of the meeting agreed to hold the next, jubilee 10th meeting in Kyrgyzstan in 2026. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI China: China will continue being an important driving force for global connectivity: foreign ministry

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    China will continue being an important driving force for global connectivity: foreign ministry

    BEIJING, June 13 — China will continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, a Chinese spokesperson said on Friday.

    To date, China-Europe Railway Express routes have been launched in 128 cities in China, reaching 229 cities in 26 European countries and over 100 cities in 11 Asian countries, epitomizing connectivity cooperation between China and the world, spokesperson Lin Jian said at a regular news briefing.

    He made the remarks when asked to comment on the view that the China-Europe Railway Express has become an “accelerator” for economic and trade cooperation among the countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

    Lin said that the China-Europe Railway Express — a signature outcome of the BRI, with freight trains departing every 30 minutes or less — operates in an efficient, smooth and stable manner, not only bridging economic and trade exchange between Asia and Europe, but also becoming a force for growth in BRI countries.

    The China-Laos Railway and the new western land-sea corridor train service are operating smoothly, and the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is under construction. These are examples of how new logistics routes are enhancing the efficiency of cross-border logistics, enabling increased personnel and trade exchange, deepening industrial coordination and value chain integration, driving industrial transformation and upgrading in those countries and bringing a tangible sense of gain to locals, Lin said.

    “Connectivity is one of the key cooperation areas of the BRI,” Lin added, noting that China will uphold the principles of extensive consultation and joint contribution for shared benefit, continue to act as an important driving force for global connectivity, benefit the world through its own development, and achieve win-win outcomes.

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  • MIL-OSI China: SCO members discuss sci-tech cooperation

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    CHENGDU, June 13 — Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) discussed sci-tech collaboration during a meeting in Chengdu, the capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, on Thursday.

    During the ninth science ministers’ meeting of the SCO, science ministers and other representatives of SCO member states reviewed the organization’s innovation cooperation plans and discussed progress in multilateral research projects. They exchanged views on national sci-tech development policies and cooperative initiatives.

    Chinese Minister of Science and Technology Yin Hejun said that SCO members have continuously strengthened cooperation on sci-tech innovation, making great contributions to regional peace, stability and development.

    Yin described the ministerial meeting as a key platform to strengthen cooperation mechanisms and jointly address global sci-tech governance issues. He expressed China’s hopes to advance practical cooperation for sustainable development and improve public welfare across SCO member states.

    The participants agreed to hold the 10th SCO science ministers’ meeting in Kyrgyzstan in 2026.

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  • MIL-OSI: KGNCLOUD Introduces Zero Threshold Gold Mining for Crypto’s New Era

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    New York City, NJ, June 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —

    The cryptocurrency market is undergoing a new round of explosive changes—Bitcoin has broken through the $100,000 mark, the US has relaxed regulations, and Russia has fully legalised mining. These monumental shifts are reshaping the global financial landscape. In response, cloud mining is increasingly recognized as a pivotal pathway for ordinary investors seeking entry into the market, offering compelling advantages such as zero hardware investment and freedom from ongoing operation and maintenance costs. The following key trends and strategies will help you seize the unique opportunities presented by this evolving digital economy.

    This period of explosive growth is not merely a fleeting surge but signals a profound maturation of the cryptocurrency sector, driven by emerging global forces. A “Global Vision: New Mining Forces in 2025” highlights critical developments:

    • Political Capital Entry: The Trump family and Hut 8 have jointly established American Bitcoin Corp (ABTC), with a Nasdaq listing countdown approaching. This strategic alignment predicts Bitcoin will exceed $170,000 in 2026, signaling significant mainstream validation.
    • Game Between Energy Countries: Russia is strategically leveraging the US mining machine tariff war to absorb global computing power, while Canada and Kazakhstan, with their low-electricity price areas, are becoming the primary power sources for the migration of mining sites, creating new hubs of digital asset production.

    At the heart of KGNCLOUD’s offering is its revolutionary Zero Threshold Digital Gold Mining initiative, embodying an inclusive solution designed to dismantle barriers to entry. This groundbreaking feature empowers users with:

    • Free Trial Mining: Register today to receive $100 in experience money, allowing users to verify KGNCLOUD’s profit model without any initial risk.
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    “This is a transformative period for digital assets,” commented Joy Bennett, “The shift in market dynamics and regulatory landscapes creates unprecedented opportunities, making accessible solutions like cloud mining increasingly vital for broader participation. We are witnessing a convergence of mainstream finance and decentralized technology, opening doors that were previously unimaginable for stable digital asset accumulation.”

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    Take the leading platform KGNCLOUD Mining as an example (the first user growth rate in 2025):

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    To empower investors with practical guidance in this dynamic landscape, KGNCLOUD offers a straightforward Action Guide: Start Cloud Mining in Three Steps:

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  • MIL-OSI Banking: Türkiye’s renewable power capacity to reach 38.2GW in 2035, forecasts GlobalData

    Source: GlobalData

    Türkiye’s renewable power capacity to reach 38.2GW in 2035, forecasts GlobalData

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    Türkiye boasts one of the world’s most rapidly expanding energy markets, driven by its robust economic growth. However, the country relies heavily on fossil and electricity imports to meet its domestic power demand. To reduce this dependency, the country is looking to expand is renewable capacity. In October 2024, Türkiye’s Ministry of Energy unveiled its 2035 roadmap for renewable energy. Against this backdrop, the country’s renewable power capacity is forecast to reach 38.2GW in 2035, registering a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 17.1% during 2024-35, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

    GlobalData’s latest report, “Turkey Power Market Outlook to 2035, Update 2025 – Market Trends, Regulations, and Competitive Landscape,” reveals that annual power generation in Türkiye is expected to increase at a CAGR of 8.6% during 2024-35 to reach 213.5TWh.

    Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “Türkiye aims to quadruple its wind and solar capacity, targeting a goal of 120GW by 2035. To achieve this, the country plans to install between 7.5 and 8GW of renewable energy capacity annually, with an investment of $80 billion. The strategy includes the addition of at least 2GW of wind capacity each year through YEKA auctions, which  included 1.2GW of wind and 800MW of solar in the YEKA 2024 auction. Furthermore, the development of 5GW of offshore wind is targeted. These targets are expected to augment renewable power development.”

    Saibasan adds: “Türkiye’s increasing demand for power has been driven by the nation’s expanding GDP and population growth, with projections indicating a continued upward trend. As the primary source of power generation in Türkiye, thermal power—predominantly derived from natural gas, followed by hard coal and lignite—plays a crucial role.”

    However, Türkiye’s domestic fossil fuel resources are limited, necessitating a heavy reliance on imported fuels to satisfy its energy needs, including those for power generation. According to Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye, approximately 74% of Turkey’s energy requirements are met through imports. The country sources natural gas from Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Algeria, and Nigeria, while its crude oil imports primarily come from Iraq, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Colombia, Kazakhstan, and Nigeria.

    Saibasan concludes: “To overcome the challenge, the country has placed focus on nuclear and renewable power. Within the renewable power segment, solar PV constituted nearly 51.3% of the total renewable power capacity followed by onshore wind, accounting for 32.9% in 2024. The country is looking to add offshore wind into its capacity mix by 2032. In the Offshore Wind Roadmap, Türkiye has established a goal of achieving 5GW of installed capacity for offshore wind power by 2035.”

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Over 120 Central Asian farmers have completed training courses in China’s Shaanxi Province

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) — More than 120 farmers from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have taken part in trainings organized by Weinan Vocational and Technical Institute (Weinan, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province) since December 2023.

    The first training course this year for farmers from five Central Asian countries started in Weinan on Wednesday, the Shaanxi Daily reported, with 30 students from Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

    According to the plan, over the course of 10 days of training, participants will become familiar with the development of modern agriculture in China, advanced agricultural methods and technologies for processing agricultural products.

    In addition, the training participants will visit Linwei District, Baishui and Dali Counties, as well as Weinan High-Tech Zone and Yangling High-Tech Agricultural Demonstration Zone, where they will study the experience and technologies of agricultural development in China.

    The project to train Central Asian farmers is being implemented as part of the implementation of the results of the China-Central Asia summit, which was held in May 2023 in Xi’an, the capital of Shaanxi Province.

    China has advanced technologies for growing drought-resistant crops, which is of great importance for the development of agriculture in Central Asian countries.

    Weinan Vocational College will further optimize its training system and services, improve the quality of education in all areas, and strive to create favorable conditions for students to study and live, so as to contribute to promoting agricultural exchanges between China and Central Asia, said Jin Huafeng, director of the college. -0-

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: 9 investment projects in light industry are planned to be implemented in Kazakhstan this year

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    Astana, June 13 (Xinhua) — Nine investment projects in the light industry will be launched in Kazakhstan, Kazinform news agency reported on Friday, citing a statement by Deputy Chairman of the Industry Committee Mukhamed Andakov at the second congress of the light industry of Kazakhstan.

    According to him, nine investment projects are planned for implementation in 2025, creating about 600 jobs.

    Over the past five years, 3,000 new jobs have been created in Kazakhstan’s light industry and more than 40 projects have been launched. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Kyrgyzstan’s economy continued to grow in January-May — National Statistical Committee

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BISHKEK, June 13 /Xinhua/ — According to preliminary estimates, Kyrgyzstan’s GDP amounted to 573.1 billion soms (about 6.55 billion US dollars) in January-May of this year, up 12.3 percent from the same period in 2024, the National Statistical Committee of the republic reported on Friday.

    According to statistics, the growth in construction volumes was 48.3 percent, wholesale and retail trade – 10.8 percent, and agriculture – 3 percent.

    According to the agency, Kyrgyzstan’s foreign trade turnover in January-April 2025 amounted to 4,592.4 million US dollars and decreased by 11.7 percent compared to January-April last year. At the same time, export deliveries decreased by 8.2 percent, and import receipts decreased by 12.3 percent. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI Russia: Along the Ancient Silk Road, Xi Jinping Forges New Ties with Central Asia

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    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) — In the summer sun-drenched Xi’an, China’s ancient capital, six pomegranate trees stand gracefully near the site of the first China-Central Asia Summit in May 2023, their branches hanging low and laden with fruit.

    Planted two years ago by Chinese President Xi Jinping and the leaders of five Central Asian countries, this living avenue serves as a vivid testimony to the increasingly close and dynamic ties between China and Central Asia.

    Building on past achievements, Xi and his Central Asian counterparts will gather in the Kazakh city of Astana later this month for a second summit to ensure even closer cooperation on trade, security and connectivity in the heart of Eurasia.

    FORMATION OF A NEW PARADIGM

    The Xi’an summit in 2023 was the first ever meeting of heads of state under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism. In the embrace of the ancient city, they agreed to hold the summit every two years, alternately in China and Central Asia.

    Last year, the mechanism was further institutionalized with the establishment of a secretariat in Xi’an, the capital of Xi’s home province of Shaanxi.

    The Chinese leader attaches great importance to China’s relations with the region. In his opinion, Central Asia is at a strategic crossroads, linking East and West, North and South.

    “Developing friendly and cooperative relations with Central Asian countries is a priority of China’s foreign policy,” Xi Jinping said during his first visit to Central Asia since being elected as China’s president in 2013.

    Since then, he has visited the region eight times, deepening partnerships bilaterally and through platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.

    Today, Central Asia is the only region in the world where every country is a strategic partner of China. According to Xi Jinping, these partnerships have paved a new path of good-neighborliness and mutually beneficial cooperation, creating a new paradigm of international relations.

    The main event of the Xi’an summit was the signing of the Xi’an Declaration, in which the Chinese president and the leaders of the five Central Asian countries promised to work together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

    This promise is in line with the core idea of Xiplomacy’s diplomatic strategy: creating a community with a shared destiny for humanity. Notably, this idea has already been fully realized at the bilateral level in Central Asia.

    Sheradil Baktygulov, Director of the Institute of World Politics of Kyrgyzstan, noted that the common political will of Xi Jinping and the leaders of Central Asian countries is the key to the sustainable development of Chinese-Central Asian cooperation.

    “This cooperation not only strengthens bilateral ties, but also lays the foundation for a new model of multilateral cooperation in the Eurasian region,” he added.

    The Chinese leader’s strong personal rapport with Central Asian leaders is helping to strengthen these ties. At the Xi’an summit, Xi Jinping hailed Tajik President Emomali Rahmon as an “old friend.” During talks with Xi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev called him his “dear brother.”

    Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, also an experienced sinologist, arrived in Xi’an on his 70th birthday. Xi told him: “Your visit on such a special occasion speaks volumes about the strength of our bilateral relations and confirms your unique bond with China.”

    REVIVAL OF THE GREAT SILK ROAD

    “Start loading!” Xi Jinping and K.-Zh. Tokayev jointly gave this command at the launch ceremony of the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route China-Europe, which took place in July 2024 in Astana.

    The event marked the formal establishment of a multi-dimensional connectivity network combining roads, railways, airlines and pipelines to better link Asia to Europe via the Caspian Sea. The network is expected to become a vibrant artery under the Belt and Road Initiative.

    While the ancient Silk Road witnessed vibrant trade and cultural exchanges between China and Central Asia, Xi Jinping sees the region as an important partner in modern Belt and Road cooperation.

    In September 2013, also in Astana, the Chinese President gave a historic speech at Nazarbayev University, where he first outlined his vision for the construction of the “Silk Road Economic Belt” – a key component of the Belt and Road Initiative.

    “We can actively discuss the best ways to improve cross-border transport infrastructure,” Xi said, “and work to build a transport network connecting East, West and South Asia to promote economic development and travel in the region.”

    In the years since, the Chinese leader’s vision has steadily been realized. For example, late last year, the Kyrgyz border city of Jalal-Abad hosted a ceremony to mark the start of construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway. In a congratulatory message, Xi Jinping called for the railway to become a “new demonstration project” for Belt and Road cooperation.

    The railway will start at the ancient Silk Road junction of Kashgar (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Northwest China), pass into Kyrgyzstan via the Torugart Pass, reach Jalal-Abad and end in Andijan in eastern Uzbekistan.

    According to Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, this railway is not just a transport corridor, but an important strategic bridge connecting the countries of the East and West.

    Cooperation under the Belt and Road Initiative has effectively boosted trade, travel, and exchanges in the region. In 2024, trade between China and Central Asian countries reached a record US$94.8 billion, driven in part by the booming cross-border e-commerce. China is now the region’s top trading partner and a major source of investment.

    In 2014, Tajikistan became the first country to sign a memorandum of understanding with China on the joint development of the Silk Road Economic Belt. Since then, cooperation has yielded tangible results, many of which have been personally supported by Xi Jinping, ranging from the construction of new highways and power plants to new iconic buildings in cities.

    Tajikistan is also home to Central Asia’s first “Lu Ban Workshop” – a Chinese vocational education center that has already trained more than 1,500 students in practical skills in engineering, architecture, water management and environmental protection, cultivating talent for the country’s future development.

    During his state visit to Dushanbe in 2024, Xi Jinping told Emomali Rahmon: “I saw a more prosperous Tajikistan.”

    WEAVING THE “CULTURAL CANVAS”

    In the fall of 2022, during a visit to the legendary Silk Road city of Samarkand, Xi Jinping presented Uzbekistan President Sh. Mirziyoyev with a special gift: a miniature of Khiva, an ancient outpost on the Silk Road.

    Khiva is the first cultural heritage project in Central Asia supported by China. Years of restoration work led by Chinese specialists have given the ancient city a new look.

    “The project to preserve and restore historical monuments in Khiva, launched during my visit to Samarkand in 2013, has been successfully completed, further enhancing the charm of this ancient city,” Xi wrote in an opinion piece ahead of his 2022 visit to Uzbekistan.

    During his previous visit to the country in 2016, Xi met with Chinese experts working on the project. “Make sure the cultural relics are well protected,” he urged them.

    Since then, joint archaeological research by scientists from China and Central Asia has spread across the region, including the ancient city of Rakhat in Kazakhstan and the ancient Buddhist temple at Krasnaya Rechka in Kyrgyzstan.

    Xi Jinping has repeatedly stressed that the friendship between China and Central Asia has a long history. He has repeatedly referred to the life story of Zhang Qian, the Han Dynasty envoy who traveled west more than 2,100 years ago and opened the way for lasting friendship and exchanges between China and the region. He has also stressed the need to “build on our traditional friendship.”

    During his state visit to Kazakhstan in 2024, Xi, together with President K.-Z. Tokayev, opened the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University, the same university where the Kazakh president studied Chinese in the 1980s. Xi expressed hope that the establishment of the branch would enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples, especially between the younger generations.

    During his visit, Xi met with a group of schoolchildren who greeted him in Chinese and sang a Chinese song. Some of them spoke of their dream of attending Tsinghua University, the Chinese leader’s alma mater.

    “I also wish with all my heart that you will be able to enter good universities in the future. And we will be glad if you continue your education in China,” the Chinese President said with a smile.

    Commenting on the broader impact of such exchanges, Uzbek political commentator Sharofiddin Tulaganov noted that under the cooperation mechanism between China and Central Asia, mutual learning between civilizations will be greatly expanded.

    In today’s complex international environment, he added, such institutionalized humanitarian exchanges will provide valuable cultural impetus to efforts to maintain regional peace and promote common development. –0–

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  • MIL-OSI China: Along ancient Silk Road, Xi cultivates new bonds with Central Asia

    Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

    BEIJING, June 13 — In the shimmering early summer heat of Xi’an, China’s longest-serving ancient capital, six pomegranate trees stand gracefully near the site of the inaugural China-Central Asia Summit held in May 2023, their branches bowing low with fruit.

    Planted two years ago by Chinese President Xi Jinping and leaders of the five Central Asian nations, this vibrant grove stands as a vivid testament to the increasingly close and dynamic bond between China and Central Asia.

    Building on past achievements, Xi and his Central Asia counterparts are scheduled to gather in Astana, Kazakhstan, later this month for a second summit, where they will weave tighter threads of trade, security and connectivity across the Eurasian heartland.

    FORGING NEW PARADIGM

    The 2023 Xi’an summit marked the first-ever meeting of heads of state under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism. In the city’s time-honored embrace, they agreed to host the top-level gathering every two years alternately in China and Central Asia.

    Last year, this mechanism was further institutionalized with the establishment of a secretariat in Xi’an, capital of Shaanxi, Xi’s home province.

    Xi places great importance on China’s ties with the region. In his view, Central Asia pulses at a strategic crossroads, linking East and West, North and South.

    “It is a foreign-policy priority for China to develop friendly cooperative relations with the Central Asian countries,” Xi said during his first visit to Central Asia after becoming Chinese president in 2013.

    Since then, he has traveled to the region eight times, deepening partnerships bilaterally as well as through platforms such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building Measures in Asia.

    Today, Central Asia stands as the only region in the world where every country is a strategic partner of China. These partnerships, Xi said, have forged a new path of good-neighborliness and win-win cooperation, creating a new paradigm for international relations.

    A highlight of the Xi’an summit was the signing of the Xi’an Declaration, in which Xi and the presidents of the five Central Asian countries vowed to work together to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

    This pledge aligns with the core idea of what’s known as Xiplomacy: building a community with a shared future for mankind. Notably, the vision has been fully implemented at the bilateral level in Central Asia.

    Sheradil Baktygulov, director of the Institute of World Policy of Kyrgyzstan, said that the shared political will of Xi and the leaders of Central Asia is key to the sustained development of China-Central Asia cooperation.

    “This cooperation not only strengthens bilateral ties, but also lays the foundation for a new model of multilateral collaboration in the Eurasian region,” he added.

    Xi’s strong personal rapport with the leaders of Central Asia fuels these ties. At the Xi’an summit, Xi greeted Tajik President Emomali Rahmon as “my old friend.” In talks with Xi, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev referred to him as his “dear brother.”

    Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, also a seasoned sinologist, arrived in Xi’an on his 70th birthday. Xi told him, “On this special occasion, your visit speaks volumes about the strength of our bilateral ties and reaffirms your unique bond with China.”

    REVIVING SILK ROAD

    “Start the shipment!” With this command, Xi and Tokayev jointly launched the China-Europe Trans-Caspian Express Route at a ceremony held in July 2024 in Astana.

    The occasion marked the formal establishment of a multidimensional connectivity network, integrating highways, railways, airlines and pipelines, to better link Asia with Europe via the Caspian Sea. It is expected to become a vibrant artery of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).

    While the ancient Silk Road witnessed robust trade and cultural exchanges between China and Central Asia, Xi sees in the region an important partner in modern-day Belt and Road cooperation.

    Back in September 2013, also in Astana, Xi delivered a landmark speech at Nazarbayev University, where he first laid out his vision for building the Silk Road Economic Belt — a key component of the BRI.

    “We can actively discuss the best way to improve cross-­border transportation infrastructure,” Xi said, “and work toward a transportation network connecting East Asia, West Asia and South Asia to facilitate economic development and travel in the region.”

    Over the years since then, that vision has steadily become a reality. In a recent instance, a commencement ceremony for the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was held late last year in the Kyrgyz border city of Jalalabad. Xi, in a congratulatory letter, called for building the railway into a “new demonstration project” under Belt and Road cooperation.

    The line will originate from the ancient Silk Road hub of Kashgar, in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, cross the Torugart Pass into Kyrgyzstan, proceed westward through Jalalabad, and reach the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan.

    This railway, said Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, is not merely a transport corridor, but serves as an important strategic bridge connecting countries of the East and the West.

    Belt and Road cooperation has effectively boosted trade, travel and exchanges in the region. In 2024, China’s trade with Central Asia reached a record 94.8 billion U.S. dollars, fueled in part by a booming cross-border e-commerce sector. China now stands as Central Asia’s top trading partner and major investment source.

    Tajikistan became the first country to sign a memorandum of understanding with China regarding the Silk Road Economic Belt in 2014. Collaboration has since produced tangible outcomes, ranging from new highways and power plants to new city landmarks, many of which have been personally championed by Xi.

    Tajikistan is also home to the first Luban Workshop in Central Asia — a Chinese vocational training center that has already equipped more than 1,500 students with practical skills in engineering, architecture, water management and environmental protection, preparing talent for the nation’s future development.

    In a state visit to the country in 2024, Xi said to Rahmon: “I have seen a more prosperous Tajikistan.”

    WEAVING CULTURAL TAPESTRIES

    In the autumn of 2022, while visiting the storied Silk Road city of Samarkand, Xi presented Uzbek President Mirziyoyev with a special gift: a miniature of Khiva, a historic Silk Road outpost.

    Khiva is China’s first cultural heritage preservation project in Central Asia. Thanks to years of restoration led by Chinese experts, the ancient town has taken on a new look.

    “The preservation and restoration of historical sites in Khiva, a project launched during my visit to Samarkand in 2013, has been successfully concluded, further augmenting the charm of this ancient city,” Xi wrote in a signed article ahead of his 2022 visit to Uzbekistan.

    During an earlier trip to the country in 2016, Xi met with the Chinese experts working on the project. “Be sure to protect the cultural relics well,” he urged them.

    Over the years, joint archaeological efforts between Chinese and Central Asian scholars have expanded across the region, including the ancient city of Rahat in Kazakhstan and an ancient Buddhist temple of Krasnaya Rechka in Kyrgyzstan.

    Xi has repeatedly stressed that the China-Central Asia friendship is one steeped in history. On multiple occasions, he invoked the legacy of Zhang Qian, the Han Dynasty envoy who traveled westward more than 2,100 years ago and opened the door to enduring friendship and exchanges between China and the region. He has also emphasized the need to “carry forward our traditional friendship.”

    During his state visit to Kazakhstan in 2024, Xi, together with Tokayev, unveiled the Kazakhstan branch of Beijing Language and Culture University, the very institution where the Kazakh president studied Chinese in the 1980s. Xi expressed his hope that the new school would enhance mutual understanding between the two peoples, especially the young generation.

    As part of the visit, Xi met a group of schoolchildren who greeted him in Mandarin and sang a Chinese song. Some among them expressed their dream of one day studying at Tsinghua University, Xi’s alma mater.

    “I also wish, with all my heart, that you will be able to attend good universities in the future. And you are very welcome to pursue your studies in China,” the Chinese president smiled.

    Commenting on the broader impact of such exchanges, Uzbek political observer Sharofiddin Tulaganov noted that under the China-Central Asia cooperation mechanism, mutual learning among civilizations will be significantly enhanced.

    In today’s complex international environment, he added, institutionalized people-to-people exchanges like these will inject valuable cultural momentum into efforts at safeguarding regional peace and promoting shared development.

    MIL OSI China News –

  • MIL-OSI Europe: Second Central Asian regional simulation-based training strengthens joint response to human trafficking

    Source: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe – OSCE

    Headline: Second Central Asian regional simulation-based training strengthens joint response to human trafficking

    Labour inspectors inspect a construction site as part of the simulation. (OSCE) Photo details

    Over 130 practitioners from Central Asia and Türkiye gathered this week at Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, for a five-day regional simulation-based training exercise on combating trafficking in human beings.
    The training was opened by Nurlanbek Azygaliev, Vice Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, who emphasized during his opening remarks that, “platforms created by the OSCE, especially simulation trainings, have become not just a place for training, but a real tool for establishing partnership, trust and interaction.”
    Throughout the week, participants from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan took part in an immersive “learning-by-doing” training that reflected real-world human trafficking scenarios. Set in a complex, multi-country fictional environment, the simulation focused on trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation, as well as forced criminality.  Participants worked through realistic cases involving the recruitment, transport, and exploitation of vulnerable individuals including children, persons with disabilities, and undocumented migrants. They were tasked with carrying out joint multi-agency and cross-sectorial investigations, applying standard operating procedures to identify presumed victims, and delivering victim-centered assistance and protection, especially for those facing multiple, overlapping risks.
    “With our simulations, we aim to break down silos and foster a spirit of cooperation in your joint efforts to combat human trafficking. True progress can only be achieved when law enforcement, civil society, prosecutors, asylum authorities, labour inspectors, and social workers work hand in hand” said Kari Johnstone, OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings during the closing ceremony today.
    The exercise was organized by the OSCE Programme Offices in Bishkek and the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, in close co-operation with the Migration and Human Trafficking Council under the Speaker of the Parliament of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Ministry of Interior of the Kyrgyz Republic, and the Ministry of Labour, Social Care and Migration of the Kyrgyz Republic as well as OSCE Field Operations in Central Asia. 
    The event was made possible thanks to support from the governments of Germany, Ireland, Italy, France, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, and Switzerland, as well as the United States Mission to the OSCE. The training also benefited from the expertise and financial support of the International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) and the Prague Process Secretariat.

    MIL OSI Europe News –