Dateline: June 17, 2025
Location: Kazakhstan;
Duration: 0’34
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2025-06-18 00:11
Last Modified: 2025-06-18 04:50
Astana, Kazakhstan – June 17, 2025 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Chinese President Xi Jinping’s motorcade arriving at Palace of Independence
2. Xi walking
3. Xi, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shaking hands, posing for photos
4. Venue for second China-Central Asia Summit
5. Xi speaking at summit
6. Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov at summit
7. Tajik President Emomali Rahmon at summit
8. Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov at summit
9. Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev at summit
10. Xi, leaders of five central Asian countries posing for group photos
11. National flags of Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, China, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Storyline
Chinese President Xi Jinping attended the second China-Central Asia Summit at the Palace of Independence in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.
The summit, presided over by Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, was also attended by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.
Xi had group photos taken with the leaders of the five Central Asian countries ahead of the summit’s opening.
He held separate meetings with leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan earlier in the day, and had talks with his Kazakh counterpart on Monday.
The Chinese president arrived in Astana on Monday at the invitation of Tokayev.
