Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Central Asia in his first overseas trip since the pandemic
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has arrived in Central Asia in his first foreign trip in almost 1,000 days, returning to the world stage in an attempt to reassert Beijing’s global influence during a time of increased friction with the West. The trip will see Xi make a state visit to Kazakhstan Wednesday, before traveling to neighboring Uzbekistan for a regional summit, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin – their first in-person meeting since the invasion of Ukraine.
Over the past decade, China has expanded its land-based trade route to the west, particularly through Xi’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative , a massive infrastructure project that stretches from East Asia to Europe. Xi’s first stop in Kazakhstan is a nod to that legacy – the country is where Xi announced the BRI in 2013, less than a year after he came to power. Central Asia is important to China for another reason: Xinjiang, Yau said.
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