China–Uzbekistan relations

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China–Uzbekistan relations
Map indicating locations of China and Uzbekistan

China

Uzbekistan
Diplomatic mission
Ambassador Jiang Yan
Ambassador Farhod Nuritdinovich Arziev

China–Uzbekistan relations (

bilateral relationship between China and Uzbekistan. Both countries are members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization
.

History

According to the

Ming Shilu, ambassadors from the Uzbek Khanate and Bukhara Khanate corresponded with Ming China more than 20 times between 1488 and 1618.[1]

China recognized Uzbekistan's independence on 27 December 1991 and the two countries established relations on 2 January 1992.[2] Both countries signed the "China-Uzbek Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation" in 2005, during Uzbek leader Islam Karimov's meeting with Chinese leader Hu Jintao in Beijing.[3]

Uzbekistan has cooperated with China in extraditing Uyghur activists from the country.[4]

Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov called China Uzbekistan's "closest partner" on a 26 August 2019 meeting.[5]

Economic relations

China is currently Uzbekistan's leading trading partner as the largest source of exports and imports for the country.[6] China has also increasing its development loans to Uzbekistan.[5] China regards Uzbekistan as a critical part of the Belt and Road Initiative.[7]

References

  1. ^ "The Tūqmāq (Golden Horde), the Qazaq Khanate, the Shībānid Dynasty, Rūm (Ottoman Empire), and Moghūlistan in the XIV-XVI Centuries: from Original Sources" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Cooperation of the Republic of Uzbekistan with the countries of the Asia and the Pacific". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Archived from the original on 2015-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-24.
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  4. ^ Jardine, Bradley. "China's Surveillance State Has Eyes on Central Asia". Foreign Policy. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  5. ^ a b "Uzbekistan Increasingly Turns to China for Development Loans". Jamestown. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  6. ^ "China-Uzbekistan partnership to reach higher level - Xinhua | English.news.cn". www.xinhuanet.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-31.
  7. ^ Preiss, Rainer Michael. "Uzbekistan Is The Hidden Gem In China's New Silk Road". Forbes. Retrieved 2020-01-31.