Chinese President Xi Jinping will chair a virtual summit commemorating the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the five Central Asian countries (C+C5) on Tuesday in Beijing.

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying made the announcement on Monday.

(Cover: A returning China-Europe freight train from Kazakhstan arrives at the Xinzhu Station of China Railway Xi'an Bureau Group Co., Ltd. in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, February 3, 2021. /CFP)