Xi Jinping to host first meet with all Central Asia leaders

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Last Updated10/05/2023

As China moves to increase its influence in the Central Asian region
The Chinese President will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations.

Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to attend the China-Central Asia Summit
The summit in the historic city of Xi’an on the ancient Silk Road is the first of its kind since the establishment of formal relations 31 years ago
It will focus on strengthening economic and diplomatic ties with Beijing.
China has invested billions of dollars to tap natural gas reserves in Central Asia.
Rail links connecting China to Europe criss-cross the region and are key to the success of Mr. Xi’s trillion-dollar global infrastructure project, the Belt and Road Initiative.

The republics of Central Asia were part of the Soviet Union and have been dominated by Moscow since the mid-19th century.
But Russia’s influence has been increasingly challenged since its invasion of Ukraine, with Beijing courting Moscow’s traditional allies in the region.