2022 is a landmark year for Central Asian countries and China. Thirty years ago, China was one of the first countries to establish diplomatic relations with the five Central Asian republics after independence, which also opened a new era in the history of friendly relations between China and the five Central Asian countries.
A model of cooperation between China and Central Asia
In just 30 years, the trade volume between China and the five Central Asian countries has grown from hundreds of millions of dollars to tens of billions of dollars, an increase of almost a hundred times. The scale of investment has also reached 40 billion US dollars.
The history of friendship between Uzbekistan (abbreviation: Uzbekistan) and China can be traced back to the great " Silk Road ". Due to the high level of mutual trust between the leaders of the two countries, on the basis of the principles of good-neighborliness, mutual understanding and openness, the two countries have actively developed cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, investment, finance and technology, industry, and people-to-people and cultural engagement. Uzbekistan-China partnership has become a model of mutual assistance and good-neighborly friendship. Over the past 30 years, political mutual trust between Uzbekistan and China has been greatly enhanced. The two sides adhere to the principles of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, support each other, safeguard each other's independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity, firmly support the development path chosen by each other, and resolutely oppose any interference in internal affairs. attempt.
Over the years, the two heads of state have established a good working relationship and a deep personal friendship, regularly exchanged views on bilateral relations, multilateral cooperation and regional and international issues of common concern, and drawn a new blueprint for the sustained and rapid development of Uzbekistan-China relations.
The "Belt and Road" has become a new engine for the development of the two countries
According to the latest statistics, there are more than 2,000 Chinese-funded enterprises registered in Ukraine. The joint construction of the "Belt and Road" has become a new engine for the development of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. Major cooperation projects between the two countries, such as the "Anglian-Papu" railway Kamchik tunnel and the Navoi polyvinyl chloride production complex project, have brought tangible benefits to the Ukrainian people. This year, the China-Gyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway project has also been launched.
Over the past 30 years, the two countries have actively deepened cultural exchanges. The two Confucius Institutes in Tashkent and Samarkand are the exchanges between the two countries in the field of education. More than a dozen primary and secondary schools in Uzbekistan have opened Chinese courses, and the Chinese language learning boom is emerging here. The Chinese are also paying more and more attention to the history and culture of Uzbekistan; many Chinese universities offer Uzbek courses, and the Uzbek Research Center has been established. The two countries are maintaining close contact through regional, think tanks, media, cultural activities and other channels.
In the face of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, Uzbekistan and China gave each other a helping hand to fight the epidemic together. The Chinese vaccine successfully passed the clinical trial and began to be produced in Uzbekistan, which has become a major boost to Uzbekistan's fight against the epidemic. China's anti-coronavirus drug has been approved for clinical use in Uzbekistan, becoming the third anti-coronavirus drug in the world to be licensed by the governments of other countries.
Broader space for cooperation
At present, considering the complementarity of the two countries' economies, the road of cooperation between the two countries can continue to expand. Cooperation can be strengthened in digital economy , e-commerce, transport communication and logistics, and investment. The Uzbek side suggested to formulate the "China-Central Asia" new economic dialogue strategy and take targeted measures to ensure unimpeded trade exchanges. With the participation of Chinese technology, it will open up space for industrial cooperation and localization for the production of imported products from countries in the region.
Transport infrastructure is the driving force for trade and economic cooperation between Central Asian countries and China. The COVID-19 outbreak has hindered the logistics of the China-Central Asia route, causing shortages of necessary equipment and raw materials in Central Asian countries, and negatively affecting the construction progress and implementation quality of important investment projects. Therefore, find solutions that can ensure uninterrupted freight and cross-regional logistics network development .
Uzbekistan proposes to establish a coordination committee at the level of deputy heads of government of Central Asia and China to establish mutually beneficial partnerships in the development of digital trade, e-government, blockchain technology and artificial intelligence . In order to achieve practical results, it is proposed to create a joint "Smart Silk Road" platform based on the information technology parks of various countries.
learn Chinese experience,Uzbekistan is actively fighting poverty, so that it has lifted more than 500,000 families out of poverty despite the COVID-19 epidemic. Ukraine's goal is to halve poverty by 2026. To achieve this goal, the Ukrainian government will continue to work with China to modernize agriculture, grow crops on saline-alkali land, and create production chains between urban and rural areas.
Uzbekistan and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
At a time of global geopolitical and economic turmoil, Uzbekistan invited the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (referred to as:SCO) member states to rethink the significance of multilateral cooperation. Therefore, at the SCO Samarkand summit, Ukrainian President Shavkat Mirziyoyev put forward some ground-breaking initiatives and proposals. According to experts, the most prominent among the "economic" initiatives proposed by Ukraine is the development of a joint action plan to promote mutual investment within the framework of the activities of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO member states, aimed at mitigating global financial and economic shocks.
The outcome of this summit will further promote mutual trade and enhance the economic development potential of SCO members. What the SCO should look like in the new era can be seen from the initiatives put forward by Uzbekistan, which recognizes trade, industrial and technological cooperation and closer transport and economic connectivity, innovation, digital transformation and a green economy.
This summit aims to strengthen the multi-faceted cooperation between the SCO and bring cooperation to a new level.
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