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From Monday to Wednesday,
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the second China-Central Asia summit in Astana,
Kazakhstan at the invitation of the country's president,
Kasim Jomard Tokayev.
In the land of the great steppe,
President Xi and his counterparts of five Central Asian countries,
namely Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan,
Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan,
are expected to further cement China Central Asia Corporation.
Exchanges between China and Central Asia dates back at least 2000 years to the days of the ancient Silk Road.
And now with the Belt and Road Initiative,
political trust has been greatly enhanced and trade volume has skyrocketed.
What does the summit mean for China-Central Asian ties?
Following the first summit held in Xi'an,
Northwest China, what can we expect this time?
And what do stable China-Central Asia relations mean?
for the world.
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