On Friday, Nov 21, 2025, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Uzbekistan's Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov met for their second strategic dialogue in Beijing. 🤝 Here's the lowdown on their game-changing talks.
Under the leadership of President Xi Jinping and President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, both sides agreed to steer their all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership toward new heights. Key highlights include:
- Trade & Investment: China is already Uzbekistan's top trading partner and biggest source of investment. With Uzbekistan aiming to join the WTO by year-end, both sides expect a further boost in cross-border business and e-commerce.
- Rail & Connectivity: Plans are underway to roll out the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail link as a landmark Belt and Road project. 🚆 This will shorten shipment times and open new doors for regional startups.
- Green Energy & Tech: Joint ventures on green minerals and new energy will power everything from smartphones to smart cities. Both ministers also flagged deeper collaboration in high-tech, including AI research and digital silk road initiatives.
- Poverty Reduction: Uzbekistan's strides in cutting poverty and revitalizing rural areas earned high praise. China invited Uzbek partners to share best practices through their joint sub-committee and regional cooperation center.
- Security & Global Governance: The two sides will ramp up efforts against terrorism, extremism and separatism, strengthen counter-interference cooperation, and coordinate within the SCO and China-Central Asia frameworks to shape fairer global governance.
Both countries also reaffirmed Uzbekistan's commitment to the one-China principle and its opposition to separatist activities advocating independence of the island of Taiwan and interference by external forces. 🌐
Looking ahead, enhanced people-to-people exchanges in education, culture and tourism are on the agenda, setting the stage for a vibrant China–Uzbekistan collaboration in 2026 and beyond. Stay tuned! ✨
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Chinese, Uzbek foreign ministers hold second strategic dialogue
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