Assist in building a closer China Central Asia community with a shared future

On May 29th, the 2025 China Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum with the theme of "Silk Road Together, Media Partners: Building a Closer China Central Asia Community of Shared Future" was held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan President Tokayev sends a congratulatory letter to the forum. Alman Kirekbayev, the domestic policy and communication assistant to the President of Kazakhstan, read out a congratulatory letter.

This forum is jointly organized by People's Daily and the Kazakhstan Presidential Radio and Television Administration. More than 200 media representatives, experts, scholars, and business representatives from China and Central Asian countries attended the meeting. The attendees believe that media exchange is an important component of China Central Asia relations. Chinese and Central Asian media should grasp the trend of the times, expand cooperation ideas, share stories of good friendship and cooperation, and contribute wisdom and strength to building a closer China Central Asia community with a shared future.

Promote the spirit of the Silk Road

Gathering media power

  Kazakhstan attaches great importance to developing friendly relations with China. The 2025 China Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum aims to deepen the integration and cooperation between China and Central Asian countries. It is an important event based on consensus and trust in the media field, dedicated to strengthening partnership. Such forums will help establish stable, open, and creative principles of cooperation in the Eurasian region, and will also inspire new ideas and constructive insights that benefit all countries in the region.

Rausan Kajibayeva, Director General of the General Administration of Radio and Television of the President of Kazakhstan, said that the initiative of jointly building the "the Belt and Road" not only focuses on infrastructure construction and economic development, but also becomes an important carrier of the concept of a community with a shared future for mankind. The mutual understanding and respect between countries begin with mutual recognition, and the role of the media cannot be underestimated in this process. Media cooperation is not only about exchanging and sharing content, but also contributes to regional peace and stability.

Fang Jiangshan, Deputy Editor in Chief of People's Daily, stated that China Central Asia is our common home, and peaceful development, prosperity, and stability are the common pursuit and vision of China and the five Central Asian countries. The People's Daily is willing to work together with the media of Central Asian countries, shoulder to shoulder, and take this forum as a new starting point to further deepen practical exchanges and cooperation, paint a new picture of China Central Asia media cooperation, and spread the good voice of China Central Asia cooperation further, so that the positive energy of China Central Asia destiny community can gather stronger.

Sun Weidong, Secretary General of the China Central Asia Mechanism, stated that in recent years, China's relations with Central Asian countries have become closer, political and strategic mutual trust has continued to deepen, and cooperation in various fields has comprehensively and deeply developed. Since the first China Central Asia Summit, the communication and cooperation between Chinese and Central Asian media have become closer, reaching out to the general public of various countries, effectively strengthening regional cooperation, and promoting people to people exchanges.

Both parties move forward hand in hand

Creating a Better Future Together

In recent years, the cooperation between People's Daily and Central Asian media has been continuously deepened, and the exchange results have been fruitful. The holding of this forum conforms to the needs of deepening cooperation between Chinese and Central Asian media, aiming to build a high-quality platform for both sides to enhance mutual trust and promote cultural exchanges.

Yevgeny Kochetov, Deputy Minister of Culture and Information of Kazakhstan, stated that in recent years, we have witnessed increasingly close exchanges between Central Asian countries and China in the cultural and economic fields. In this context, media cooperation has increasingly become an important component of cooperation between Central Asian countries and China. Through regular exchanges and the implementation of joint media projects, people to people and cultural exchanges between countries have been expanding and reaching new heights. I believe that this forum will provide a good platform for further deepening cooperation and exchanging experiences.

Chinese Ambassador to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin stated that for many years, Chinese and Central Asian media have shared vivid stories of mutual understanding, opportunities, and common development, creating a favorable public opinion atmosphere for cooperation in various fields. Currently, China Central Asia cooperation continues to deepen and solidify, and the media should leverage their own advantages, sing the main theme of unity and cooperation, enhance mutual learning among civilizations, and write a more brilliant chapter for building a closer China Central Asia community with a shared future.

The President of the Kabar State News Agency in Kyrgyzstan, Meijerbek Shelmedaliev, stated that the Silk Road is not only a geographical route, but also a symbol of mutual respect, peaceful coexistence, and common development. In order to jointly tackle the new challenges of the digital age, we need to further strengthen cooperation, establish a joint fact checking mechanism platform, improve media literacy, develop professional exchanges, and continue to work hard in promoting information transparency and deepening bilateral dialogue. We look forward to and are committed to deepening cooperation among national information institutions and developing digital media under the framework of the "the Belt and Road" initiative.

Sukhrop Raufzoda, chief editor of the Tajik People's Forum, said that the people of Central Asia and the Chinese people jointly promoted the rise and prosperity of the Silk Road and witnessed the prosperous history of the Silk Road. We look forward to working hand in hand with Chinese media to contribute to the stability and prosperity of Central Asia and create a better tomorrow.

Tell the story of collaboration

Promote win-win development

During the forum, activities such as the "2025 China Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum Photo Exhibition" and the "China Central Asia Media High Quality Co construction of the the Belt and Road Joint Interview" were held successively, and the "the Belt and Road" News Cooperation Alliance promotion and the musical work "Smooth Sound of the Silk Road" were released at the forum.

Merat Berkmuladov, president of the Golden Century electronic newspaper in Turkmenistan, said that the joint construction of the "the Belt and Road" initiative not only promotes global development and security, but also promotes exchanges and mutual learning among different civilizations, injecting strong impetus into media cooperation. The media of Central Asian countries and China should jointly promote understanding, mutual trust, and friendship, and encourage media peers worldwide to seek consensus through cooperation, jointly address the challenges of the times, and achieve mutually beneficial development. Our common path is leading us towards a closer Central Asia China community with a shared future, "said Buick Muradov.

The media has built bridges of friendship, cooperation, and development for national exchanges and people to people exchanges, "said Faherdin Palpiev, President of Uzbekistan's World News Agency." The 2025 China Central Asia Media Cooperation Forum is not only an important platform for current media dialogue, but also lays a good foundation for future cooperation between media. We should unite the media forces of Central Asia and China, and continuously strive to tell stories of good friendship and cooperation and promote the common goal of mutual benefit and win-win.

Yelena Rolobova, President and Editor in Chief of Kyrgyzstan's "Speech Daily", said that expanding cooperation between media can help enhance mutual understanding and promote cultural dialogue. Let us work together to make the media space of the Silk Road a region of trust, support, and sincere dialogue, to unite people's hearts through reporting, and to remind us in every article, news, and broadcast that we live together in a vast region with a shared history and future

Wan Qizhou, Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of China Water Resources and Electric Power International Co., Ltd. of China Communications Construction Corporation, stated that he will take this forum as an opportunity to transform the vision of cooperation with Central Asian partners into practical and feasible action plans, and work with media friends from various countries to promote cultural exchanges and mutual learning.

Chang Fuquan, Deputy General Manager of China Petroleum Central Asia Russia Company, stated that every oil and gas field is a "scene" of media narrative, every energy cooperation is a "material" of civilization dialogue, and every builder is a "protagonist" of the Silk Road story. China Petroleum is willing to work together with partners and media from both sides, using energy as ink and media as pen, to add color and luster to the construction of a closer China Central Asia community with a shared future.

Tan Xiaofeng, Deputy General Manager of PowerChina Eurasia Regional Headquarters, stated that PowerChina will always prioritize green and low-carbon development as its core strategy, to assist Central Asian countries in optimizing their energy structure and promoting coordinated economic and environmental development. In the future, PowerChina will further leverage its advantages in integrating the entire industry chain, focus on clean energy development, and assist Central Asian countries in sustainable development.