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Russian Absence From Central Asia-China Summit Points to CCP’s Regional Ambitions

Russian Absence From Central Asia-China Summit Points to CCP’s Regional Ambitions
(L-R) Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov, Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon and Turkmenistan's President Serdar Berdymukhamedov arrive for the joint press conference of the China-Central Asia Summit in Xian, in China's northern Shaanxi Province on May 19, 2023. Florence Lo/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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The Central Asia-China Summit closed in China on May 19 but Vladimir Putin was not invited, with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) deliberately sidelining Russia, an important regional power.

The CCP hosted the five Central Asian countries in Xi’an, the starting point of the Silk Road, with a luxurious feast in the Tang Palace.

Jenny Li
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Jenny Li has contributed to The Epoch Times since 2010. She has reported on Chinese politics, economics, human rights issues, and U.S.-China relations. She has extensively interviewed Chinese scholars, economists, lawyers, and rights activists in China and overseas.
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