(A close look at China) For the first time after the outbreak of the epidemic, Xi Jinping urged China and Kazakhstan to build the next "Golden 30 Years"
China News Agency, Beijing, September 15 (Reporter Xing Chong) "Since the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, this is my first visit, and I chose Kazakhstan, which shows the high level and particularity of China-Kazakhstan relations and reflects our Profound friendship." Chinese President Xi Jinping said during talks with Kazakh President Tokayev.
During the golden autumn season, Xi Jinping started his Central Asia tour. Kazakhstan was the first stop of his visit, and it was also his fourth visit to Kazakhstan as the president of the country.
Although this visit was short-lived, according to the experts on international issues interviewed by reporters from China News Agency, the visit was rich in content and fruitful, and a series of important consensuses were reached, indicating that both sides are firmly committed to opening up the next "Golden 30" China-Kazakhstan relationship. Year", which will guide the development of China-Kazakhstan relations to a higher level.
China-Kazakhstan friendship is unbreakable
During the talks, Xi Jinping described the friendly relations between China and Kazakhstan as "unbreakable".
Xi Jinping said that China will always be Kazakhstan's trustworthy friend and partner, and China is willing to work with Kazakhstan as a strong backing for mutual development and revitalization.
Tokayev said that Kazakhstan will continue to firmly adhere to the one-China policy and be a good partner and friend that China can rely on under any circumstances.
In the eyes of the outside world, this visit has further warmed the friendship between the two countries.
Since the beginning of this year, the leaders of the two countries have frequently interacted with each other.
At the beginning of the year, Xi Jinping and Tokayev exchanged congratulatory messages to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries; in February, Tokayev was also invited to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
During Xi Jinping's visit to Kazakhstan this time, Tokayev also made special arrangements to invite Xi Jinping to visit the "Kazakhstan-China Millennium Dialogue" art exhibition.
The exhibition displays the art treasures of China and Kazakhstan, which is not only a vivid portrayal of the splendid cultural mutual learning and mutual learning between China and Kazakhstan for thousands of years, but also a historical witness of the friendly exchanges between the two peoples from generation to generation.
China-Kazakhstan friendship has a long history.
From the visit of Zhang Qian in the Western Han Dynasty, Xuanzang, a monk in the Tang Dynasty, and Chen Cheng, a diplomat in the Ming Dynasty, to Kazakhstan, to the continuous galloping of the China-Europe freight train passing through Kazakhstan, they all interpret the two countries as "good neighbors and good friends who are connected by mountains and rivers and share a common destiny. , good partners" deep friendship.
Li Ziguo, director of the Eurasian Institute of the China Institute of International Studies, said that Xi Jinping's visit continues the tradition of China-Kazakhstan friendship.
In particular, Xi Jinping chose Kazakhstan for his first visit after the outbreak of the new crown pneumonia, and it coincided with the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan, which fully demonstrates the importance China attaches to Kazakhstan, shows the high level of mutual trust between China and Kazakhstan, and the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Kazakhstan. high level.
High-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road"
Xi Jinping visited Kazakhstan three times in 2013, 2015 and 2017, and each visit was a milestone.
In September 2013, Xi Jinping delivered a speech during his visit to Kazakhstan, and proposed the initiative of jointly building the "Silk Road Economic Belt" for the first time, which immediately received warm responses from all walks of life in Kazakhstan.
In May 2015, Xi Jinping revisited Kazakhstan. After only 20 months, the "Belt and Road" has reflected a realistic picture from the blueprint vision. Since then, China and Kazakhstan have implemented a series of strategic cooperation projects in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road".
In June 2017, after the successful holding of the "Belt and Road" International Cooperation Summit Forum, Xi Jinping also chose Kazakhstan for his first visit. A series of consensuses were reached on the "Heart-warming Tour", which injected new strong impetus into deepening the strategic alignment of the two countries.
During Xi Jinping's visit to Kazakhstan this year, the "Belt and Road" was still the key word that the outside world paid attention to.
During the meeting with Tokayev, Xi Jinping emphasized that the two sides should jointly build the "Belt and Road" with high quality, expand cooperation in the fields of economy and trade, production capacity, connectivity, and anti-epidemic, and expand big data, artificial intelligence, digital finance, cross-border electricity and other fields. Innovative cooperation in business, green energy, green infrastructure, etc.
According to the joint statement on the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Kazakhstan, the two sides are willing to continue to actively promote the connection between China's joint construction of the "Belt and Road" initiative and Kazakhstan's "Bright Road" new economic policy to provide strong support for the cross-border trade in goods and services between the two countries. , for the benefit of the two peoples.
Li Yongquan, president of the China-Russia East Europe and Central Asia Society, pointed out that Kazakhstan is the place where the “Belt and Road” initiative was initiated, and China and Kazakhstan have broad consensus on cooperation under the “Belt and Road” construction framework. Cooperation in investment, logistics, economy and trade, production capacity and other fields, Xi Jinping's visit has raised new hopes for high-quality joint construction of the "Belt and Road", which will help the two sides continue to deepen and solidify cooperation.
A new starting point for China-Kazakhstan relations
"My visit this time is a new starting point for China-Kazakhstan relations. I believe that with the joint efforts of both sides, China-Kazakhstan relations will achieve greater development in the future." Xi Jinping said during this visit.
This visit was also called "a new milestone in the development history of Kazakhstan-China relations" by Tokayev, and will inject new connotation and impetus into the development of the permanent comprehensive strategic partnership between Kazakhstan and China.
Since the establishment of diplomatic relations 30 years ago, bilateral relations have continuously achieved new results.
From the China-Kazakhstan friendly relationship in the early days of the establishment of diplomatic relations, to the good-neighborly friendly cooperative relationship thereafter, to the strategic partnership, the comprehensive strategic partnership, and to the current permanent comprehensive strategic partnership, the China-Kazakhstan relationship has basically taken a big step every ten years. Achieved leapfrog development.
During this visit, the two sides made it clear that they will work hard for the goal and vision of China and Kazakhstan to build a community of shared future with friendship from generation to generation, high mutual trust and shared weal and woe.
We are willing to uphold the spirit of mutual respect, good-neighborliness and friendship, solidarity, mutual benefit and win-win results, further strengthen bilateral dialogue, and carefully build the next "golden 30 years" of bilateral relations.
Some observers believe that under the background of profound changes in the international situation and the repeated delays of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, China-Kazakhstan cooperation has been stable and far-reaching, and has become a pioneer in the joint construction of the "Belt and Road" and regional cooperation. Domestic cooperation will be further strengthened, and in the next "golden 30 years" of cooperation between the two sides, it will also make "China-Kazakhstan contributions" to building a more just and reasonable global governance system.
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