Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday reached Kazakhstan to participate in the second China-Central Asia Summit on Monday.
It is time to take place at Kazakh capital Astana on Tuesday. It is time when China is changing the global power alignment and reaching Central Asian countries – and is increasing tension in neighboring Iran, which has exposed to Israel.
The heads of the state will come together at the summit of Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.
Astana Summit is also a symbolic weight: This is the first time that five Central Asian countries have held a summit with another country in the region.
So, what is the importance of the China-middle Asia Summit? And China is struggling with both the US and Russia for the influence of the region?
What is the age of XI in Astana?
On Monday, XII was welcomed by Kazakh President Cassim-Jogart Tokyav and other senior officials by other senior officials at Astana airport. The inauguration was followed by May 2023 at Astana Summit China – Central Asia SummitThe capital of China’s Shakesi province was held in Zian.
XI is likely to be in Astatan from June 16 to 18, and will hold a bilateral meeting with the leaders of Kazakhstan on Monday before the summit on June 17.
At the Summit, he expects the main speech and “on the duty of the China-middle Asia system, mutual support in the box and the opinion of international and regional and regional hotspot issues.” Said Spokesperson of the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
The office of the President of Kazakhstan mentioned that both countries were “ready to strengthen bilateral relations” and XIen “high -level discussions with the President (Tokayev) focusing on increasing the unanimous strategic partnership.”
Tokyaye, who has been in the post of 2019, is an fluent Mandarin speaker and has previously served as a diplomat in China.
Zhao Long, a senior research colleague at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies (SIIS), told Al Jaizira that his partnership with Central Asian countries with China has a deep, multi -faceted cooperation in shared strategic and practical interests.
“The alignment with China helps Central Asian states to increase their regional stability, pursue financial modernization and diversify their diplomatic departments,” Zhao said. Where there are abundant energy resources in Central Asia, China offers a huge market, advanced technology and infrastructure skills.
Last Friday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian said in a news report, “The China-middle Asia system was unanimous in China and five Central Asian countries, which works with the general desire to maintain stability and pursue high-quality development.”
As China was the first formal and president of the China-Madhya Pradesh Asia Summit in May 223, China’s relations with Central Asian countries have gone into the new age … with the latest inspiration in regional development and distributed themselves for the people of all six countries. “
“We believe that through this peak conference, China and five Central Asian countries will further integrate the foundation of mutual faith,” said Lin.
“During the Summit, President XI will also meet with the leaders, and China will plan for China’s higher level plans for China’s relations with China,” spokesperson said.
The presence of XI at another summit sends a clear message:
“China has a great significant significance on Central Asia.”
What is ‘C5+1’ – and China is racing the United States for influence?
Experts are dubbing the China-Central Asia Summit as a C5+1 framework, as five regional nations are involved.
The United States, under the leadership of the then US President Barack Obama in 2015, launched the concept of such a summit with all five Central Asian nations in 2015. But at that time the Conclave was organized at the Foreign Minister’s level. The then US State Secretary John Kerry led the first meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in New York on September 7.
On January 3, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a virtual summit with the heads of five Asian state states and then invited him to follow up in India on June 225.
Meanwhile, in 2023, Xiaon organized the leaders of Zian. Four months later, the then US President Joe Biden organized the C5 state heads in favor of the UNGA in New York. The US president first met with the heads of the Central Asian Chief in the box.
But the current US President Donald Trump’s rates could reach Washington. Kirgistan, Tajikistan, Turkmen and Uzbekistan have been given a rate of 5 percent.
Trump initially imposed another 5 per cent on the import of Kazakhstan, the largest economy in this region, though all other countries have paused these rates and now the rates are limited to 5 percent.
China has quoted these rates to project themselves as a more reliable partner in Central Asia compared to the United States. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has had a serious impact on one-sided, trade protectionism and “anti-global (due to the free trade) at a meeting with the Foreign Ministers in the region in April.
The United States, Wang, said, “The rules-based multifaceted trade system are underlined and the global economy is unstable”.
Why is it important in Central Asia China?
The region, rich in uranium, oil and rare earth metals, has become an increasingly important for China as an important corridor for trade in Europe. Since then, China has increased its engagement with Central Asian countries.
Covid -1 is a disease of all over the country (or companionship), which has reduced its foreign visits. Visited Kazakhstan After 2020, the third thirty. He met in 2022 and later again in 2024.
Central Asia is a serious part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of XI – Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin, a network of railways and ports – a network of railways and ports – as the entrance to Europe.
Experts expect that the BRI has highlighted the statistics at the Summit in Astana on Tuesday.
The planned B billion railway is likely to be on the agenda on the agenda of China’s Zenjiang region by Kyrgyzstan, said Sisa’s Zoo. The construction of the project will start in July. Expect to complete till 3030, the railway route will provide more direct access to China in Central Asia and reduce the trust of three countries on Russia’s transport infrastructure.
In addition, Zhao said that there may be agreements on reducing rates at the Summit, facilitating customs process, and reducing tariff obstacles to boost bilateral trade volumes.
How much depends on Central Asia China?
A lot.
China today is the highest trade partner of each of the five Central Asian Republics.
- Kazakhasan China exported $ 1.7.7 billion items and exports $ 2 billion in 223 – per cent 10 percent of the total imports and 5 per cent in exports.
- Tajikistan China exported $ 68.6668 billion and export of $ 250 million in 223 – 56 percent of the total imports and 5 per cent in exports.
- Kyrgistan $ $ 6868 billion from China and exported goods exported goods – 1 per cent of the total imports and 5 per cent in exports.
- Uzbekistan From the second largest economy in the world, $ 8.7 billion and exported goods-exported goods-per cent of the per cent and percent per cent in exports.
- Turkmenistan China exported dollars of $ $ 623 in $ 23 and $ .6.63 billion in 223 – or 5 percent of the total imports and per cent in exports.
China is also increasing its investment in this region. For example, it is committed to investing approximately 26 billion in Kazakhstan.
China is replacing Russia in Central Asia?
This is complicated.
In the past, parts of the Soviet Union, five Central Asian Republics are long ago in the field of strategic influence of Russia. Millions of people from five republics live in Russia and work in Russia, and since 223, Moscow has become a natural gas supply to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which has faced energy deficiency – although Central Asia was a historically Russian energy supplier.
But even though Russia has been a major economic power in the region, China has surpassed the Central Asian Republic as the largest trade partner in the last three years – this time has been matched with the Russian war on Ukraine. Some of these increased trade, it is believed that China is the use of Central Asia for the export of Russia for the Russia goods, which facilitates Western approval.
Nevertheless, there are ways in which Russia is the major outside the associate outside. Three of the five countries in Kazakhstan, Kiristan and Tajikar – are part of the collective security agreement (CSTO), including Russia, Armenia and Belarus. Like NATO, this block guarantees collective security to members. In fact, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have the homepage of Russia’s protection if they are attacked by another country – China does not offer.
