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THE SILK ROAD ECONOMIC BELT

national hero. His work inspired people to fight against fascism and
proved immensely popular with the locals.
Throughout the millennia, along the ancient Silk Road, the peoples
of different countries together penned a chapter of friendship that
remains with us to this day. As over 2,000 years of exchange testify,
as long as there is commitment to unity and mutual trust, equality
and mutual benefit, inclusiveness and mutual learning, and mutually
beneficial cooperation, countries of different races, creeds, and cultural
backgrounds are entirely able to share peace and common development.
This is the valuable revelation bequeathed to us by the ancient Silk Road.
Over the past 20 years, as relations between China and Eurasian
countries have rapidly grown, the ancient Silk Road has begun to glimmer
with a fresh new vitality. In a new form, it is lifting China-Eurasian
mutually beneficial cooperation to new heights.
A distant relative is not as close as a neighbor. China and Central
Asian countries, only a stone’s throw away, are friendly neighbors. China
values its friendship and cooperation with these countries, and treats
improving these relations as a foreign policy priority.
Today, we are facing a golden opportunity for growth in these
relations. China hopes to work with the countries of Central Asia to
deepen trust, reinforce friendships, and strengthen cooperation, and to
promote common development and prosperity that will benefit all our
peoples.
We should see that our friendship is continued from generation
to generation and remain good neighbors who get along harmoniously.
China is committed to a path of peaceful development and an
independent foreign policy of peace. We respect the development
paths and domestic and foreign policies chosen independently by the
people of every country, and will not interfere in the internal affairs
of Central Asian countries. China does not seek to dominate regional
affairs or establish any sphere of influence. We are ready to strengthen
communication and coordination with Russia and all Central Asian
countries to work together to sustain harmony in our region.
We should offer each other our firm support and be good friends
who are sincere toward and trust each other. Firmly supporting each
other on major issues involving core interests like national sovereignty,

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