Beijing: President of China Xi Jinping vowed to “protect shared security” on Tuesday KazakhstanState media reported, as he prepares to travel to Central Asia this week.
Xi’s state visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Wednesday to Friday will be his first foreign trip since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
He will attend the leaders’ summit Shanghai Cooperation Organization ,Shanghai Cooperation Organization) in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, a stop on the ancient Silk Road.
The SCO is made up of China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
“China stands ready to work with Kazakhstan to deepen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defence,” Xi wrote in an article for Kazakh media that was republished by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV,
He said Beijing also wants to work with Kazakhstan to tackle drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, as well as China’s “three evils”.
The Chinese government has previously used the term “three evils” – defined as terrorism, separatism and religious extremism – to refer to its actions in its western region of Xinjiang, which borders Kazakhstan. .
Beijing is accused of detaining more than one million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang – including some Kazakhs – as part of a years-long security campaign that has been called “genocide” by some lawmakers in the United States and other Western countries. “Agreed.
China vehemently denied the allegations, saying its actions were aimed at combating terrorism and extracting the juice from development.
In a separate article for Uzbek media, Xi promised to “strengthen security cooperation and address risks and challenges” and said Uzbekistan had a “unique role in resolving the Afghanistan issue”, reports CCTV.
“Both sides should take a clear stand against any force that undermines the regional security situation,” CCTV said in Xi’s written report.
Xi’s state visit to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Wednesday to Friday will be his first foreign trip since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
He will attend the leaders’ summit Shanghai Cooperation Organization ,Shanghai Cooperation Organization) in the Uzbek city of Samarkand, a stop on the ancient Silk Road.
The SCO is made up of China, Russia, India, Pakistan and four Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
“China stands ready to work with Kazakhstan to deepen cooperation in law enforcement, security and defence,” Xi wrote in an article for Kazakh media that was republished by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV,
He said Beijing also wants to work with Kazakhstan to tackle drug trafficking and transnational organized crime, as well as China’s “three evils”.
The Chinese government has previously used the term “three evils” – defined as terrorism, separatism and religious extremism – to refer to its actions in its western region of Xinjiang, which borders Kazakhstan. .
Beijing is accused of detaining more than one million Uighurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang – including some Kazakhs – as part of a years-long security campaign that has been called “genocide” by some lawmakers in the United States and other Western countries. “Agreed.
China vehemently denied the allegations, saying its actions were aimed at combating terrorism and extracting the juice from development.
In a separate article for Uzbek media, Xi promised to “strengthen security cooperation and address risks and challenges” and said Uzbekistan had a “unique role in resolving the Afghanistan issue”, reports CCTV.
“Both sides should take a clear stand against any force that undermines the regional security situation,” CCTV said in Xi’s written report.