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China invites Central Asian countries to join 'Cultural Silk Road': Xi
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A young man from Almaty, Kazakhstan, learns traditional Chinese acupuncture in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, September 3, 2016. /CFP
A young man from Almaty, Kazakhstan, learns traditional Chinese acupuncture in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, September 3, 2016. /CFP

A young man from Almaty, Kazakhstan, learns traditional Chinese acupuncture in Xi'an City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, September 3, 2016. /CFP

China invites Central Asian countries to take part in the "Cultural Silk Road" program, and will set up more traditional medicine centers in Central Asia, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday.

President Xi made the remarks in his keynote address at the China-Central Asia Summit in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province.

China will speed up the establishment of cultural centers in each other's countries, continue to provide government scholarships for Central Asian countries, and support their universities in joining the University Alliance of the Silk Road, Xi said.

China will also ensure the success of the Year of Culture and Arts for the Peoples of China and Central Asian Countries as well as the China-Central Asia high-level media dialogue, he added, launch the "China-Central Asia Cultural and Tourism Capital" program, and open special train services for cultural tourism in Central Asia, he said.

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