MOFA: China-Central Asia trade tops $100 bn, showing deepening ties

The trade volume between China and the five Central Asian countries exceeded $100 billion for the first time in 2025, marking a new milestone in the history of the China-Central Asia partnership, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Guo Jiakun said on Monday.

Guo Jiakun acknowledged the breakthrough, citing customs statistics, while responding to a reporter's inquiry during a press briefing.

He noted that the economic and trade cooperation between China and Central Asia has bucked the trend of sluggish global economic growth amidst international trading system facing serious challenge.

According to Guo, the trade volume surpassing the $100 billion threshold demonstrates the robust momentum of China-Central Asia cooperation and the leading role of the China-Central Asia mechanism, and has become a new milestone in China-Central Asia cooperation.

Guo pointed out that the relations between China and Central Asian countries have enjoyed fast growth throughout 2025, the China-Central Asia mechanism has been strengthened, Belt and Road cooperation has made steady progress, and friendly exchanges have brought people closer.

In particular, the success of the Second China-Central Asia Summit ushered in a new phase of high-quality cooperation between the two sides, Guo added.

At a new historical starting point, China stands ready to work with Central Asian countries to build on the momentum, continue carrying forward the China-Central Asia spirit, strengthen the China-Central Asia mechanism, promote innovation-led, high-quality and results-oriented cooperation in various fields, said Guo, promising to jointly build a closer China-Central Asia community with a shared future.