XiFocus:Xichairsmilestonesummit,hailsneweraofChina-CentralAsiaties_GuangmingOnlineChinesePresidentXiJinpingchairsthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"inXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.(Xinhua/HuangJingwen)XI'AN,May19(Xinhua)--ChinesePresidentXiJinpingonFridayhailedtheneweraofChina-CentralAsiarelationsandannouncedaslewofproposalsandmeasurestostrengthentheircooperation,ashechairedahigh-profilesummitinthenorthwesterncityofXi'an,ShaanxiProvince.ChinaandCentralAsiancountrieshavejoinedhandsoverthepastdecadetousherinaneweraoftheirrelations,XisaidwhiledeliveringakeynotespeechattheChina-CentralAsiaSummit,thefirstin-personsummitattendedbyheadsofstateofChinaandthefiveCentralAsiancountries,namelyKazakhstan,Kyrgyzstan,Tajikistan,TurkmenistanandUzbekistan.TherelationsbetweenChinaandCentralAsiancountrieshavegreatvigorandvitalityinthenewera,Xisaid.Highlightingtheimportantgeographiclocationsoftheregion,XisaidtheworldneedsaCentralAsiathatisstable,prosperous,harmoniousandwell-connected.Thesovereignty,security,independenceandterritorialintegrityofCentralAsiancountriesmustbesafeguarded,thedevelopmentpathsindependentlychosenbyCentralAsianpeoplemustberespected,andtheeffortsmadebytheregiontopursuepeace,amityandtranquilitymustbesupported,henoted."Noonehastherighttosowdiscordorstokeconfrontationintheregion,letaloneseekselfishpoliticalinterests,"Xisaid,addingthattheregionhastherightfoundation,conditionandcapabilitytobecomeanimportantconnectivityhubofEurasiaandmakeuniquecontributiontothetradingofgoods,theinterplayofcivilizationsandthedevelopmentofscienceandtechnologyintheworld.FromWednesdaytoThursday,XimetorheldtalkswithKazakhPresidentKassym-JomartTokayev,TajikPresidentEmomaliRahmon,KyrgyzPresidentSadyrJaparov,UzbekPresidentShavkatMirziyoyevandTurkmenPresidentSerdarBerdimuhamedov.SpeakingtoXi,theCentralAsianleadersexpressedtheirconfidenceandresolvetostrengthencooperationwithChinaandpursuecommondevelopment.InXi'an,thehistoricalstartingpointoftheancientSilkRoad,XiheldabanquetfortheleadersThursdayeveningintheTangParadise,acomplexbasedonthesiteoftheoriginalrelicofanimperialgardendatingbacktotheTangDynasty(618-907).In2013,XiputforwardtheinitiativeofjointlybuildingaSilkRoadEconomicBeltinKazakhstan,whichwasmetwithenthusiasticresponseandactiveparticipationfromCentralAsiancountries.Overthepastdecade,thejointdevelopmentoftheBeltandRoadInitiativebetweenChinaandCentralAsiancountrieshasyieldedfruitfulresults,playinganexemplaryroleinEurasiaandevenintheinternationalcommunity.CHINA-CENTRALASIACOMMUNITYWITHSHAREDFUTUREInhiskeynotespeechatthesummit,XisaidthattobuildaChina-CentralAsiacommunitywithasharedfuture,effortsshouldbemadetostaycommittedtothefourprinciplesofmutualassistance,commondevelopment,universalsecurity,andeverlastingfriendship.ChinaandCentralAsiancountriesshoulddeepenstrategicmutualtrust,andalwaysofferclearandstrongsupporttoeachotheronissuesofcoreinterestssuchasthoseinvolvingsovereignty,independence,nationaldignityandlong-termdevelopment,hesaid.XicalledonthesixcountriestocontinuetosetthepaceforBeltandRoadcooperation,tofullyunlockthepotentialsintraditionalareasofcooperationsuchaseconomy,trade,industrialcapacity,energyandtransportation,andtoforgenewdriversofgrowthinfinance,agriculture,povertyreduction,greenandlow-carbondevelopment,medicalservice,health,anddigitalinnovation.Thesixcountriesshouldresolutelyopposeexternalinterferenceintheinternalaffairsofregionalcountriesandattemptstoinstigate"colorrevolutions,"andmaintainazero-tolerancestanceagainstthe"threeforces"ofterrorism,separatismandextremism,hesaid.Theyshouldcarryforwardtheirtraditionalfriendship,enhancepeople-to-peopleexchanges,domoretosharetheirexperienceingovernance,deepenculturalmutuallearning,andincreasemutualunderstanding,headded.CLOSERCOOPERATIONThesummithasbeenlaudedforcreatinganewplatformandopeningupnewprospectsforChina-CentralAsiacooperation.Inhisspeech,Ximadeaneight-pointproposalforstrengtheningcooperation,rangingfromexpandingeconomictiestopromotingculturalexchangesandsafeguardingregionalpeace.Chinaproposestheestablishmentofmeetinganddialoguemechanismsonindustryandinvestment,agriculture,transportation,emergencyresponse,education,andpoliticalparties,Xisaid.Moretradefacilitationmeasureswillberolledoutandbilateralinvestmenttreatieswillbeupgradedtopushtwo-waytradetonewheights,hesaid,pledgingtosupportthedevelopmentofthetrans-CaspianinternationaltransportcorridorandencouragecapableenterprisestobuildoverseaswarehousesinCentralAsiancountries.Chinawillformulateacooperationprogramforpovertyreductionthroughscienceandtechnology,Xisaid.ChinesecompaniesinCentralAsiancountrieswillbeencouragedtocreatemorelocaljobs.ChinawillprovideCentralAsiancountrieswithatotalof26billionyuan(about3.7billionU.S.dollars)infinancingsupportandgrants.ChinaisreadytohelpCentralAsiancountriesstrengthencapacitybuildingonlawenforcement,securityanddefenseinanefforttosafeguardpeaceintheregion,Xisaid,addingthateffortsshouldbemadetoleveragetheroleofthecoordinationmechanismamongAfghanistan'sneighbors,andjointlypromotepeaceandreconstructioninAfghanistan.SUMMITMECHANISMSpeakingatthesummit,theCentralAsianleadersthankedChinaforproposingandsuccessfullyhostingthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummit.Chinahasbecomeakeyforceinsafeguardingglobalsecurityandstabilityandpromotingsci-techandeconomicdevelopment,andcooperationwithChinaisindispensableforcountriestoachievesustainabledevelopment,theleaderssaid.LaudingthesummitforsteeringChina-CentralAsiarelationsintoanewera,theyvowedtobettercoordinatethedevelopmentstrategiesoftheirrespectivecountrieswiththeBeltandRoadInitiative,andtojoinhandstocopewithchallengesandachievewin-wincooperation.XiandpresidentsofthefiveCentralAsiancountriessignedtheXi'anDeclarationoftheChina-CentralAsiaSummitandadoptedalistofsummitoutcomes.TheyalsoannouncedadecisiontoofficiallyinauguratetheChina-CentralAsiaSummitMechanism,withthetwosidestakingturnstohostthebiennialsummit.ThenextsummitwillbeheldinKazakhstanin2025.Afterthesummit,XiandleadersofthefiveCentralAsiancountriesmetthepress.TheyalsoplantedsixpomegranatetreesthatrepresentcloseChina-CentralAsiasolidarityandcooperation.CaiQi,WangYiandQinGangattendedtheevents.■ChinesePresidentXiJinpingchairsthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"inXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.KazakhPresidentKassym-JomartTokayev,KyrgyzPresidentSadyrJaparov,TajikPresidentEmomaliRahmon,TurkmenPresidentSerdarBerdimuhamedovandUzbekPresidentShavkatMirziyoyevattendedthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/ShenHong)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingchairsthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"inXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.KazakhPresidentKassym-JomartTokayev,KyrgyzPresidentSadyrJaparov,TajikPresidentEmomaliRahmon,TurkmenPresidentSerdarBerdimuhamedovandUzbekPresidentShavkatMirziyoyevattendedthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/DingHaitao)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandleadersoffiveCentralAsiancountriesplantsixpomegranatetreesthatrepresentcloseChina-CentralAsiasolidarityandcooperationafterthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitinXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.XichairedthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliveredakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"atthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/LiuBin)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingchairsthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"inXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.(Xinhua/LiuBin)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingchairsthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliversakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"inXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.KazakhPresidentKassym-JomartTokayev,KyrgyzPresidentSadyrJaparov,TajikPresidentEmomaliRahmon,TurkmenPresidentSerdarBerdimuhamedovandUzbekPresidentShavkatMirziyoyevattendedthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/YinBogu)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandleadersoffiveCentralAsiancountriesplantsixpomegranatetreesthatrepresentcloseChina-CentralAsiasolidarityandcooperationafterthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitinXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.XichairedthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliveredakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"atthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/YinBogu)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandleadersoffiveCentralAsiancountriesplantsixpomegranatetreesthatrepresentcloseChina-CentralAsiasolidarityandcooperationafterthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitinXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.XichairedthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliveredakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"atthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/LiuBin)ChinesePresidentXiJinpingandleadersoffiveCentralAsiancountriesplantsixpomegranatetreesthatrepresentcloseChina-CentralAsiasolidarityandcooperationafterthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitinXi'an,northwestChina'sShaanxiProvince,May19,2023.XichairedthefirstChina-CentralAsiaSummitanddeliveredakeynotespeechthemed"WorkingTogetherforaChina-CentralAsiaCommunitywithaSharedFutureFeaturingMutualAssistance,CommonDevelopment,UniversalSecurity,andEverlastingFriendship"atthesummithereonFriday.(Xinhua/DingHaitao)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.