Xi holds talks with Central Asian counterparts

Sino-Kazakh ties to deepen

China and Kazakhstan agreed on Wednesday to build up cooperation on economy, trade, production capacity, investment and emerging sectors such as renewable energy, as part of broader steps to strengthen pragmatic cooperation.

President Xi Jinping and visiting Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed a joint statement in which the two nations agreed to promote cooperation on transportation to stabilize industry and supply chains, including steps to explore building a third cross-border railway line and constructing new railway border ports.

Both sides underscored the significance of safeguarding political security and opposing foreign interference in the domestic affairs of the two nations, and they agreed to enhance cooperation on preventing "color revolutions".

Wednesday also was the 70th birthday of Tokayev, the first Central Asian leader to arrive in Xi'an for the summit. (Read more)