First, I observed the profound meaning of President Xi Jinping's keynote speech at the China-Central Asia Summit

On the morning of May 5, President Xi Jinping presided over the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province. At the summit, President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech, putting forward the "four-point proposition" on what kind of Central Asia the world needs, the "four persistences" on building a China-Central Asia community with a shared future, and the "eight-point proposal" focusing on China's cooperation with Central Asian countries.

This is the first time since the new era that China's top leader has explained to the international community a complete, centralized and systematic explanation of its foreign policy towards Central Asia, which includes both world outlook and methodology, as well as a series of major pragmatic measures. Let us deeply understand the meaning of President Xi Jinping's keynote speech.

Video: First Observation丨Understanding the Profound Meaning of President Xi Jinping's Keynote Address at the China-Central Asia SummitSource: Xinhua News Agency

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Central Asia is the center of the Eurasian continent, at the crossroads of East and West and North and South. The unique geographical advantages give this region an unusual significance.

What kind of Central Asia does the world need in a century of change?

"Stability", "prosperity", "harmony" and "connectivity", President Xi Jinping put forward the "four-point proposal" on the state of Central Asia.

This "view of Central Asia" is based on a profound insight into the development of the times, expresses the common expectations of the people of all countries in the region, and also reflects the realistic logic of China and the five Central Asian countries walking hand in hand.

On the morning of May 5, President Xi Jinping presided over the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Working Together to Build a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Destiny, Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security and Friendship for All Generations". President Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President of Kyrgyzstan Zaparov, President Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan, and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the meeting. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Hong

The surrounding area is the foundation of life and prosperity. China sincerely hopes that the Central Asian region will achieve prosperity, development and long-term stability.

Therefore, when certain Western powers regard Central Asia as a "gladiatorial arena" for geopolitical games, instigate "color revolutions" at every turn, and incite ethnic conflicts and religious disputes, China has always been a good neighbor, good partner, good friend and good brother that Central Asian countries can trust and rely on, mutual respect, good-neighborliness, mutual benefit, and win-win results with Central Asian countries, and has always held the successful code of cooperation with the five Central Asian countries.

In the view of the five Central Asian countries, China has become a key force in ensuring global security and stability and promoting the development of science and technology economy, cooperation with China is an indispensable and important factor for all countries to achieve sustainable development, and further deepening relations with China conforms to the common aspirations of the peoples of Central Asia and the fundamental and long-term interests of all countries.

Through the guidance of head-of-state diplomacy, it is the common choice of China and Central Asian countries to promote high-level and high-quality development of cooperation between China and the five Central Asian countries.

As President Xi Jinping said: "Deepening China-Central Asia cooperation is a strategic choice made by our generation of leaders with an eye to the future, in line with the general trend of the world, and in line with the expectations of the people." ”

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In January last year, at the video summit marking the 1th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries, President Xi Jinping proposed to build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.

At the Xi'an Summit, President Xi Jinping put forward the "Four Persistences" around the construction of a China-Central Asia community with a shared future - "Adhere to mutual assistance", "Adhere to common development", "Adhere to universal security" and "Adhere to friendship from generation to generation", advocating working together to build a community of mutual assistance, unity and mutual trust, win-win cooperation, mutual achievements, far from conflict, eternal peace, mutual knowledge and one heart.

On the morning of May 5, President Xi Jinping presided over the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Working Together to Build a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Destiny, Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security and Friendship for All Generations". President Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President of Kyrgyzstan Zaparov, President Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan, and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the meeting. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Ding Haitao

China and the five Central Asian countries are closely interdependent and solidarity.

For thousands of years, China and the people of Central Asia have exchanged information and learned from each other, creating the glory of the ancient Silk Road and writing a chapter in the history of exchanges between human civilizations.

More than 30 years ago, China took the lead in establishing diplomatic relations with Central Asian countries, opening the door to exchanges and cooperation between the two sides. Over the past 30 years and more, the two sides have followed the trend, stressed faith and cultivated harmony, thoroughly resolved the boundary issues left over from history on the basis of mutual understanding and mutual accommodation, blazed a new path of good-neighborliness, friendship and win-win cooperation, and become a model for building a new type of international relations.

Today, in building a community with a shared future for mankind, China and Central Asia are in the first square of the international community. China has achieved full coverage of the comprehensive strategic partnership with the five Central Asian countries and the full coverage of a community with a shared future for mankind at the bilateral level.

At the China-Central Asia Summit, the heads of state of the six countries comprehensively reviewed the history of friendly exchanges between China and the five Central Asian countries, summed up the experience of cooperation in various fields, and looked forward to the direction of future cooperation.

At the summit, President Xi Jinping and the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries agreed to formally establish the China-Central Asia Heads of State Meeting mechanism. This is undoubtedly of great significance for strengthening top-level design and overall planning and deepening all-round pragmatic cooperation between China and Central Asian countries.

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Central Asia is the site of President Xi Jinping's Belt and Road Initiative.

"Bringing bilateral relations into a new era," President Xi Jinping said of the achievements made by China and Central Asian countries in promoting the comprehensive rejuvenation of the Silk Road and striving to build in-depth cooperation for the future over the past 10 years.

It is a leap in the relationship between the two sides, and it is also the improvement of the people's sense of gain——

The establishment of the China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center and the China-Kazakhstan Lianyungang Logistics Cooperation Base opened the door of Central Asian countries to the Pacific Ocean; The "Anglian-Pap" railway tunnel was successfully completed, ending the history of local people needing to cross mountains or detour other countries to travel; The China-Kyrgyzstan-Wuhan Highway was officially opened to traffic, becoming an unimpeded international transportation artery across the mountains; The China-Europe Express passing through Central Asia has become a "steel camel team" galloping across the Eurasian continent; Central Asian friends deeply feel, "We are close to China, and China's supermarket is our sea"...

The solid and heavy achievements of cooperation are in line with the goals of the "Belt and Road" to build a high standard, sustainable and benefit people's livelihood, and also highlight the pragmatic and efficient characteristics of China-Central Asia cooperation.

On the basis of summing up successful experiences, President Xi Jinping put forward "eight-point proposals" on cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in his keynote speech: strengthen institutional construction, expand economic and trade relations, deepen connectivity, expand energy cooperation, promote green innovation, enhance development capabilities, strengthen dialogue among civilizations, and maintain regional peace.

These proposals are based on both the present and the long term, covering all aspects of China-Central Asia cooperation, and reflect China's sincere willingness to work closely with all parties to plan, build and develop China-Central Asia cooperation, and have been appreciated and positively responded by the heads of state of the five countries.

On the morning of May 5, President Xi Jinping presided over the first China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, Shaanxi Province and delivered a keynote speech entitled "Working Together to Build a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Destiny, Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security and Friendship for All Generations". President Tokayev of Kazakhstan, President of Kyrgyzstan Zaparov, President Rahmon of Tajikistan, President Berdymukhamedov of Turkmenistan, and President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan attended the meeting. Xi Jinping signed the Xi'an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit with the heads of state of the five Central Asian countries and adopted the List of Outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit. Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Weibing

During the summit, China reached seven bilateral and multilateral documents with the five Central Asian countries, including the Xi'an Declaration of the China-Central Asia Summit and the List of Outcomes of the China-Central Asia Summit, and signed more than 7 cooperation agreements in various fields.

Promote the development of vocational education in "Luban Workshop"; Gradually and orderly increase the number of civil passenger and cargo flights; promoting China-Central Asia rail transport; Increasing the variety of agricultural products from Central Asia imported by China... One initiative after another has been implemented in detail in order to make development more fruitful and better benefit the people of all countries.

At present, China is comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation with Chinese-style modernization, and for the five Central Asian countries, this will be a historical opportunity for all countries to join hands in taking the road of modernization with their own characteristics.

"We are willing to strengthen exchanges of modernization concepts and practices with Central Asian countries, promote the docking of development strategies, create more opportunities for cooperation, and work together to promote the modernization process of the six countries." President Xi Jinping's words were firm and powerful.

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