List of outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit
On May 2023-5, 18, the China-Central Asia Summit was held in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. During the summit, China reached a series of consensus on cooperation with the five Central Asian countries.
1. Major cooperation consensus and initiatives
1. Establish a mechanism for the China-Central Asia Summit Meeting;
2. Establish a ministerial meeting mechanism in key priority areas of cooperation;
3. Study the feasibility of establishing a permanent secretariat of the China-Central Asia mechanism;
4. Strengthen the alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with the initiatives and development strategies of the five Central Asian countries;
5. Tap the potential of the China-Central Asia e-commerce cooperation dialogue mechanism;
6. Promote trade development, promote the diversification of trade structure, and simplify trade procedures;
7. Develop a strategy for the China-Central Asia New Economic Dialogue;
8. Accelerate digital and green infrastructure connectivity;
9. Study the possibility of establishing a database of key green investment projects;
10. Promote the implementation of the Qingdao Initiative on China-Central Asia Industrial and Investment Cooperation;
11. Upgrading China's investment agreements with Central Asian countries;
12. Gradually and orderly increase the number of civil passenger and cargo flights;
13. Study the feasibility of China-Central Asia cooperative business travel card;
14. Modernization of existing port facilities;
15. Achieve full coverage of the "green channel" for rapid customs clearance of agricultural and sideline products at border ports;
16. Carry out the "single window" interconnection of international trade and promote cross-border customs clearance facilitation;
17. Promote the construction of the China-Central Asia transport corridor;
18. Promote multimodal transit transport along trans-Caspian transport routes through the ports of Aktau, Kulyk and Turkmenbashi, and give full play to the transit transport potential of the city of Termez;
19. Promoting China-Central Asia railway transportation;
20. Improve transport infrastructure, including new and upgraded existing railways and highways from China to Central Asia;
21. Complete the feasibility study of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Railway and accelerate the construction of the railway;
22. Ensure the smooth operation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Ukraine Highway;
23. Realize the normal operation of the Zhongta-Tau Highway and the "Western China - Western Europe" Highway;
24. Study the possibility of developing optimal transit transport programmes between Central Asian countries and other countries in Asia;
25. Increase the variety of agricultural products imported from Central Asia by China;
26. Develop cooperation in smart agriculture, strengthen the application of water-saving, green and other efficient technologies and exchange of advanced experience;
27. Promote technical and personnel exchanges and cooperation in the fields of desertification land and saline-alkali land treatment and development, water-saving irrigation, pest control, animal husbandry and veterinary medicine;
28. Exchange experience in agricultural modernization and the establishment of urban and rural production chains, and implement poverty reduction measures;
29. Strengthen cooperation on poverty reduction, introduce effective social assistance policies, and carry out expert and business exchanges;
30. Establish a China-Central Asia Partnership for Energy Development;
31. Ensure the stable operation of the China-Central Asia natural gas pipeline;
32. Carry out cooperation in the field of renewable energy;
33. Develop regional cooperation between China and Central Asian countries to promote more local ties;
34. Carry out cooperation in joint archaeology, cultural heritage protection and restoration, museum exchanges, and the recovery and return of lost cultural relics;
35. China invites the five Central Asian countries to participate in the implementation of the "Cultural Silk Road" plan;
36. Study the possibility of jointly developing China-Central Asia tourism itineraries;
37. Promote the construction of traditional Chinese medicine centers, carry out cooperation in herbal cultivation and processing, and build a "healthy Silk Road";
38.Support the initiative to establish a specialized international body for biosafety under the auspices of the United Nations;
39. Launch the People's Culture and Art Year and the China-Central Asia Youth Arts Festival between China and Central Asian Countries;
40. Promote exchanges between universities and university students, and hold youth cultural festivals, forums and sports events;
41. All relevant parties will actively promote the establishment of cultural centres in each other;
42. China provides government scholarships to Central Asian countries and organizes professionals in related fields to study in China;
43. Promote the development of vocational education in "Luban Workshop";
44. Expand cooperation in high-tech fields such as artificial intelligence, smart cities, big data, and cloud computing;
45. Implement green measures to mitigate the effects of climate change;
46. Launch the China-Central Asia Green and Low-carbon Development Initiative to deepen cooperation in green development and climate change;
47. Strengthen coordination among emergency management departments, deepen exchanges and cooperation in disaster prevention and mitigation, production safety, emergency rescue, and earthquake science and technology;
48. Implement regional plans and projects in the field of green technologies;
49. Study the possibility of developing a joint counter-narcotics action plan with the participation of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime;
50. Organize the screening of Chinese and Central Asian film and television programs;
51. Strengthen China-Central Asia mass media exchanges and cooperation;
52. Actively implement the Global Development Initiative, the Global Security Initiative and the Global Civilization Initiative;
53. Roadmap for Implementing the Consensus of the Video Summit between China and the Five Central Asian Countries (2022-2025);
54. The second China-Central Asia Summit will be held in Kazakhstan in 2025.
2. A multilateral cooperation platform initiated by China
1. China-Central Asia Foreign Ministers' Meeting Mechanism;
2. Mechanism of the China-Central Asia Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting;
3. China-Central Asia Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Investment;
4. China-Central Asia Agriculture Ministers Meeting Mechanism;
5. China-Central Asia Emergency Management Cooperation Mechanism;
6. China-Central Asia Transport Ministers' Meeting Mechanism;
7. China-Central Asia Education Ministers' Meeting Mechanism;
8. China-Central Asia Energy Cooperation Mechanism;
9. China-Central Asia Customs Directors Meeting Mechanism;
10. China-Central Asia Political Parties Dialogue;
11. China-Central Asia Administrative College Cooperation Network;
12. China-Central Asia Business Council;
13. China-Central Asia Cooperation Forum;
14. China-Central Asia Regional Cooperation Forum;
15. China-Central Asia Industry and Investment Cooperation Forum;
16. China-Central Asia Think Tank Forum;
17. China-Central Asia E-commerce Cooperation Dialogue Mechanism;
18. China-Central Asia Health Industry Alliance;
19. China-Central Asia News Agency Forum.
3. Multilateral cooperation documents within the framework of the summit
1. Xi'an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit;
2. Memorandum of Understanding on Industrial and Investment Cooperation between China and the Five Central Asian Countries;
3. Memorandum of Understanding between the Economic and Trade Departments of the Five Central Asian Countries on Strengthening Economic and Trade Cooperation;
4. Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Digital Trade between the Economic and Trade Departments of China and the Five Central Asian Countries;
5. Memorandum of Understanding between the relevant departments of the "China-Central Asian Five Countries" on Promoting the Cooperation and Development of Infrastructure and Engineering Construction;
6. Memorandum of Understanding on the Mechanism of the "China-Central Asian Five" Meeting of Agriculture Ministers;
7. Regulations on the Working Mechanism of the "China-Central Asian Five" Customs Directors Meeting Mechanism;
8. Memorandum of Understanding on Technical Cooperation on Animal and Plant Quarantine Supervision under the "China-Central Asian Five" Cooperation Mechanism;
9. Memorandum of Understanding on the Establishment of the China-Central Asia Industrialists Commission.