On the afternoon of June 17 local time, the second China-Central Asia Summit was held in Astana, Kazakhstan. Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the summit and delivered a keynote speech, where he proposed for the first time a China-Central Asia Spirit.
Modernization is a shared aspiration of China and Central Asian countries. At a time when the century-defining transformation is accelerating across the globe, with multiple risks compounding one another, a key question looms: How can China and Central Asia continue to support each other and move forward on the path toward modernization? The second China-Central Asia Summit provides timely answers.
National flags of China and the five Central Asian countries fly in front of the Palace of Independence in Astana, Kazakhstan on June 15, 2025. Photo: Hu Yuwei/GT The second China-Central Asia Summit was held on Tuesday afternoon in Astana, Kazakhstan.
A freight train departs from Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan province, bound for Tashkent, Uzbekistan, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Bai Guibin/People's Daily Online) Economic ties between China and Central Asian countries are gaining momentum.
