Strategic Partnership Expansion
Uzbekistan and China Expand Cooperation Across Security, Politics, and Economy
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Uzbekistan was represented at the China–Central Asia security meeting by Interior Minister Lieutenant General Aziz Tashpulatov, and participants emphasized that cybercrime often involves organizers, perpetrators and victims located in different countries.
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The newly opened regional law-enforcement training facility is intended to provide professional training, share operational experience and develop practical skills, with a particular focus on transnational and cybercrime.
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Uzbekistan proposed making contacts between the heads of the two countries’ legislatures more regular, while also seeking to strengthen interparliamentary groups and cooperation between specialized parliamentary committees.
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The proposed parliamentary cooperation agenda includes studying China’s experience in poverty reduction, regional development, green-economy development and workforce training, in addition to digitalization and innovation.
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The parliamentary talks also included exchanges on cooperation between the political parties of Uzbekistan and China, alongside legislative and expert-level contacts.
Uzbekistan and China are deepening ties across security, trade, and governance, moving beyond their existing strategic partnership. Caspian Post reports that President Shavkat Mirziyoyev met with Chinese officials led by Liu Haixing, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, in Tashkent on September 7 to chart new cooperation frameworks. The two countries agreed to establish faster information sharing, joint law-enforcement training, and regular parliamentary exchanges on everything from poverty reduction to digital innovation.
New Regional Security Hub Targets Terrorism and Cybercrime
Interior and public-security officials from China and Central Asia agreed to strengthen coordination against terrorism, extremism, organized crime, drug smuggling, and cybercrime. Caspian Post notes that a newly opened regional law-enforcement training facility will provide professional training and develop practical skills for transnational crime. Interior Minister Lieutenant General Aziz Tashpulatov represented Uzbekistan, emphasizing that cybercrime often involves suspects spread across multiple countries.
Parliamentary Cooperation Agenda Includes Development and Innovation
Uzbek and Chinese officials committed to strengthening interparliamentary and interparty ties through more regular legislative contacts and expanded committee cooperation. Caspian Post reports that Uzbekistan proposed making meetings between the two countries' legislative heads more frequent. The planned agenda includes studying China's experience in poverty reduction, regional development, green economies, workforce training, digitalization, and innovation.
Rising Trade and Joint Investment Projects Drive Economic Growth
During talks in Tashkent, both sides highlighted rising trade volumes and the growing number of joint projects led by Chinese companies in Uzbekistan. Caspian Post reports that President Mirziyoyev and the Chinese delegation discussed expanding economic cooperation further. The two countries agreed to prepare a joint roadmap for enhanced parliamentary and interparty cooperation to formalize these growing economic and political ties.
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