Xinhua News Agency, Beijing/Tashkent, January 25th Special Article｜Promoting the construction of a community with a shared future from a higher starting point—China and Uzbekistan continue to write a new chapter of friendly cooperation
Xinhua News Agency reporter Li Ao Zhao Yan
“We saw President Xi Jinping’s foresight and patriotism in the book, and learned that President Xi Jinping personally participated in this great cause, always stood with the people, and dedicated everything he had to the cause of poverty alleviation.” Uzbek President Mirzi In the preface he wrote for the Uzbek version of “Escape from Poverty”, Yoyev expressed his deep recognition and admiration for President Xi Jinping’s efforts to benefit the people.
“The Central Asian countries are China’s most sincere old friends.” President Mirziyoyev once said to President Xi Jinping. President Mirziyoyev visited China twice last year and chose China again for his first overseas visit this year. In their close interactions, the heads of state of China and Ukraine have led the high-level development of bilateral relations and promoted mutual understanding and mutual understanding between the two peoples.
On the afternoon of January 24, President Xi Jinping held talks at the Great Hall of the People with President Mirziyoyev, who was in China for a state visit. The two heads of state announced that China and Ukraine have decided to develop an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership in the new era and promote the construction of a China-Uzbekistan community with a shared future from a higher starting point.
“A true Chinese miracle”
“This is a real Chinese miracle.” In November last year, the Uzbek version of “Escape from Poverty” was published in Uzbekistan, President Mirziyoyev wrote in the preface. He elaborated on his in-depth observations and reflections on China’s poverty alleviation practice, and his words revealed that he attaches great importance to China’s experience in governance.
In the eyes of President Mirziyoyev, President Xi Jinping is an “experienced politician and selfless patriot.” In the preface, he specifically quoted several passages of President Xi Jinping’s classic statements – “listen to the voice of the people and understand the wishes of the people” and “local poverty cannot be ‘poor’ in ideas.”
“Currently, Ukraine and China are helping each other and moving forward together in the process of solving similar or identical development problems,” President Mirziyoyev wrote in the preface.
Deirdora Karimova, an expert at the Institute of Macroeconomics and Regional Studies of Uzbekistan, told Xinhua News Agency that Chinese experience such as targeted poverty alleviation provides a good reference for Uzbekistan and helps Uzbekistan build its own poverty alleviation work model.
In recent years, the two heads of state have communicated closely on bilateral and multilateral occasions. In September 2022, during his first overseas trip after the outbreak of the COVID-19, President Xi Jinping went to the famous city of Samarkand in Uzbekistan to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and pay a state visit to Uzbekistan. During that visit, the two heads of state jointly announced the implementation of a community with a shared future between China and Ukraine at the bilateral level, establishing a new positioning for bilateral relations. In 2023, Mirziyoyev came to China twice to attend the China-Central Asia Summit and the third “Belt and Road” International Cooperation Summit Forum, and had in-depth communication and exchanges with President Xi Jinping on bilateral and regional issues, and worked hard to build a China-Ukraine community with a shared future. and inject new impetus into the China-Central Asia community with a shared future.
Under the strategic guidance of heads of state diplomacy, China-Uzbekistan relations have achieved leapfrog development in recent years, with fruitful cooperation in various fields, which has effectively promoted the development and revitalization of both countries and injected positive energy into maintaining peace and stability in Central Asia and the world.
Aripova, an expert at the Uzbek Presidential Institute of Strategic and Interregional Research, said that the meeting between the leaders of the two countries will elevate bilateral relations to a new level, continue to consolidate the good-neighborly friendship between the two countries, and open up new prospects for the development of bilateral relations.
Jointly build a green Silk Road
In the vast desert wastelands of Kashkadarya and Bukhara regions in Uzbekistan, solar photovoltaic panels are lined up in rows, glowing dazzlingly under the sunlight.
This is a 1 GW photovoltaic project in Uzbekistan invested by China Energy Construction Gezhouba Overseas Investment Co., Ltd. (Gezhouba Overseas Investment Company). This is the first large-scale new energy project invested and constructed by a Chinese-funded enterprise in Central Asia after the first China-Central Asia Summit in May last year. It is also the largest photovoltaic project invested and constructed by a Chinese-funded enterprise in Central Asia within the framework of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative. After the project is officially put into operation, the annual power generation capacity will reach 2.4 billion kilowatt hours.
Uzbekistan has abundant sunlight and has inherent advantages in developing the photovoltaic industry. On December 27 last year, the first 400 MW of the project was connected to the grid for power generation. In his speech at the ceremony, President Mirziyoyev emphasized that this project is an important achievement of China-Uzbekistan’s joint construction of the “Belt and Road Initiative” and an important manifestation of the high level and high mutual trust of China-Uzbekistan relations.
Developing clean energy and jointly building a green Silk Road are “high-frequency words” in the heads of state’s diplomacy, and they are also new highlights of China-Uzbekistan cooperation in recent years.
37-year-old Alexander Sergeyevich works for a Chinese company that is deeply involved in the green energy field in Ukraine. Sergeyevich told reporters: “Uzbekistan used to mainly rely on thermal power generation, and has long faced problems such as insufficient power supply and frequent power outages. In recent years, more and more Chinese companies have come here to invest and cooperate, promoting Uzbekistan’s energy transformation and providing It provides a strong boost to local economic growth and brings us many jobs.”
Today, electric buses from China have become a beautiful sight in Tashkent, the capital of Ukraine. The Syr Darya 1,500 MW gas combined cycle independent power generation project, the largest gas-fired combined cycle power station in Central Asia, has been put into operation. The freight volume of China-Europe (Central Asia) trains has continued Growth… Within the framework of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative, China-Uzbekistan cooperation has achieved fruitful results, major projects have been advanced in an orderly manner, connectivity has made steady progress, and the green economy has flourished.
Build a bridge of people-to-people ties
The achievements of China-Uzbekistan cooperation in many fields on the road to common development have effectively tightened the ties between the people.
The Chinese and Ukrainian construction teams are working hard at the Olympic City project site in Tashkent.
In the words of President Mirziyoyev, this project is of “historic significance” to Uzbekistan. The Olympic City project is designed and constructed by a Chinese company and will become the largest sports complex in Central Asia upon completion. It will also witness Uzbekistan’s first major international events, the 2025 Asian Youth Games and the Asian Youth Para Games.
“This is a valuable job opportunity.” Nodil Baker, senior commercial manager of the Olympic City project, told Xinhua News Agency. “I was deeply impressed by the dedicated attitude and professional management of the Chinese team. We are now a very good company.” friend.”
For 72-year-old Makbu Bahun, a resident of Namangan State, cooperation between Uzbekistan and China has made the natural chasm clear, making it no longer difficult for relatives and friends to gather.
Namangan Oblast is located in the east of Uzbekistan and has inconvenient transportation. Chinese builders were not afraid of hardships and completed the construction of the “Anglian-Pap” railway tunnel, the longest tunnel in Central Asia, passing through areas with complex geological environments such as the Kurami Mountains, Kuinid and the Sanisaraksay River. .
On June 22, 2016, President Xi Jinping, who was visiting Uzbekistan, witnessed the smooth opening of the “Angren-Pap” railway tunnel in Tashkent via video link.
The famous Uzbek poet Navoi said: “There is nothing better than living in friendship.” The friendship between China and Uzbekistan has profound historical and cultural origins. Looking to the future, China and Uzbekistan will continue to move forward hand in hand and write more new chapters of friendship on the road to jointly building a community with a shared future between China and Uzbekistan.
[Editor in charge: Xu Kun]
2024-01-25 12:30:00
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