Xi signs new treaty to deepen China’s Central Asia outreach as ‘world enters new period of turbulence’

Xi signs new treaty to deepen China’s Central Asia outreach as ‘world enters new period of turbulence’

At a regional summit in the Kazakh capital of Astana on Tuesday, Xi, lauding a milestone, signed a treaty of “permanent good-neighbourliness and friendly cooperation” with leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan

China’s President Xi Jinping delivers a speech during the opening ceremony for the China-CELAC Forum ministerial meeting in Beijing, China May 13, 2025. Source: Reuters