Are China and Russia competing in Central Asia

The ongoing China-Central Asia Summit aims to promote cooperation, not competition in the region, especially not with Russia.

Chaired by President Xi Jinping, the China-Central Asia Summit invites the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to gather and attend the meeting in the historic city of Xi'an, China on 18 and 19 May.

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