A forum on strengthening collaboration between China and Central Asia opened in Tacheng City of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
Hosted at Tacheng's Central Asia Cultural Exchange Center, the 2025 Xinjiang-Tacheng Baktu Forum focuses on deepening regional cooperation between China and countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative, as well as promoting high-quality opening-up.
The event includes a series of seminars covering topics like China-Central Asia cooperation and development, international logistic collaboration, and culture-tourism integration along the Silk Road.
Via these activities, the forum seeks to harness collective wisdom to further boost the vitality of border trade, fostering benefits for local communities.
Forum on deepening China-Central Asia cooperation opens in Xinjiang
Russia is now at a pivotal moment and will resolutely safeguard its fundamental interests, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at the congress of the United Russia Party Sunday in Moscow.
Putin noted that while Russia has adjusted certain development targets in light of the actual situation, all of its strategic plans will be fully carried out, and the country's national security as well as the inviolability of its borders will be guaranteed.
At a media interview on Sunday, Putin said Russia will not give Ukraine a chance to halt the advance of Russian troops.
Strikes by Ukraine against Russian infrastructure will not alter the situation on the front line.
Russia proposes that both sides stop attacking each other's deep inland targets. Otherwise, Russia's strikes against Ukraine's rear areas will be delivered with greater force and the consequences will be far more severe, he said.
Russia to firmly defend its own fundamental interests: Putin
