(Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan)
Chinese President Xi Jinping met his Kazakh counterpart Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Shanghai on Thursday.
Mr. Tokayev is in China to participate in the 2026 Global Conference on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance.
Xi said the China-Kazakhstan permanent comprehensive strategic partnership has maintained vigorous momentum, demonstrating enormous cooperation potential and broad prospects for future development.
He called on both sides to strengthen the alignment of their development strategies and policies to continuously elevate practical cooperation to a higher level.
Xi stressed the need to optimize trade structure and foster new forms of business in cross-border e-commerce and trade in services. He also called for expanding cooperation in the fields of energy and mineral resources, as well as accelerating the implementation of key projects.
Xi urged efforts to strengthen connectivity by increasing the number of direct flights and improving the facilitation of international road transport.
China is ready to share technologies in areas such as digital economy and artificial intelligence to support Kazakhstan’s digital transformation, Xi added.
The two sides should also work together to make the China-Kazakhstan Year of Cultural Exchanges a success and expand cooperation in education, science and technology, medical care, public health, sports and media, Xi said.
China is ready to work with Kazakhstan to implement the four global initiatives and strengthen coordination and cooperation in multilateral frameworks, including the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the China-Central Asia Mechanism, to jointly safeguard international fairness and justice, he added.
Mr. Tokayev said he was delighted to be in Shanghai, a city brimming with innovative vitality, to participate in the World Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
Kazakhstan considers its relations with China the top priority of its foreign policy, Tokayev said, stressing that Kazakhstan wishes to maintain close high-level exchanges with China and strengthen practical cooperation in various fields, including trade, investment, transportation, energy, agriculture and digital economy.
Kazakhstan is ready to maintain high-level coordination with China on multilateral platforms and actively cooperate on global AI governance, Tokayev said.
At the end of the meeting, the two presidents witnessed the signing of a series of cooperation documents in the areas of trade and the economy, transport, finance and media.
