BEIJING: President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Beijing said on Monday (May 8), as China moves to increase its influence in the region. Leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are expected to attend the Ch
BEIJING: President Xi Jinping will host a two-day summit with the leaders of five Central Asian nations next week, Beijing said on Monday , as China moves to increase its influence in the region.
China, the world's second-largest energy consumer, has invested billions of dollars to tap natural gas reserves in Central Asia. "All parties reiterated ... firm mutual support on issues concerning each others' core interests, stern opposition to external interference in internal affairs and resolute rejection of ... force creating chaos and turbulence in Central Asia," according to a Chinese foreign ministry report on the meeting.
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