Working Together for a China-Central Asia Community with a Shared Future Featuring Mutual Assistance, Common Development, Universal Security, and Everlasting Friendship
携手建设守望相助、共同发展、普遍安全、世代友好的中国-中亚命运共同体
H.E. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China
——在中国-中亚峰会上的主旨讲话
– Keynote Speech by at the China-Central Asia Summit
中华人民共和国主席 习近平
19 May 2023
2023年5月19日
Distinguished Colleagues, Ladies and Gentlemen, Friends,
尊敬的各位同事,女士们,先生们,朋友们:
I'd like to welcome you all to Xi'an for the China-Central Asia Summit to explore together ways for closer cooperation between China and the five Central Asian countries.
欢迎大家来到西安,出席中国-中亚峰会,共商中国同中亚五国合作大计。
Xi'an, known as Chang'an in ancient times, is an important cradle of the Chinese civilization and nation. It is also the starting point of the ancient Silk Road on the east end. Over 2,100 years ago, Zhang Qian, a Han Dynasty envoy, made his journey to the West from Chang'an, opening the door to the friendship and exchanges between China and Central Asia. With their joint endeavor of hundreds of years, Chinese and Central Asian peoples made the Silk Road expand and prosper, a historic contribution to the interaction, integration, enrichment and development of world civilizations. The Tang Dynasty poet Li Bai once wrote, "In Chang'an we meet again, worthy of more than a thousand pieces of gold." Our gathering in Xi'an today to renew our millennia-old friendship and open up new vistas for the future is of very important significance.
西安古称长安,是中华文明和中华民族的重要发祥地之一,也是古丝绸之路的东方起点。2100多年前,中国汉代使者张骞自长安出发,出使西域,打开了中国同中亚友好交往的大门。千百年来,中国同中亚各族人民一道推动了丝绸之路的兴起和繁荣,为世界文明交流交融、丰富发展作出了历史性贡献。中国唐代诗人李白曾有过“长安复携手,再顾重千金”的诗句。今天我们在西安相聚,续写千年友谊,开辟崭新未来,具有十分重要的意义。
Back in 2013, I put forward the initiative of jointly building a Silk Road Economic Belt during my first visit to Central Asia as Chinese president. Over the past decade, China and Central Asian countries have worked closely together to fully revive the Silk Road and actively deepen future-oriented cooperation, steering our relations into a new era.
2013年,我担任中国国家主席后首次出访中亚,提出共建“丝绸之路经济带”倡议。10年来,中国同中亚国家携手推动丝绸之路全面复兴,倾力打造面向未来的深度合作,将双方关系带入一个崭新时代。
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan highway that runs across the Tianshan Mountain, the China-Tajikistan expressway that defies the Pamir Plateau, and the China-Kazakhstan crude oil pipeline and the China-Central Asia Gas Pipeline that traverse the vast desert – they are the present-day Silk Road. The China-Europe Railway Express operating around the clock, the endless streams of freight trucks, and crisscrossing flights – they are the present-day camel caravans. Entrepreneurs seeking business opportunities, health workers fighting the COVID-19, cultural workers delivering message of friendship, and international students pursuing further education – they are the present-day goodwill ambassadors.
横跨天山的中吉乌公路,征服帕米尔高原的中塔公路,穿越茫茫大漠的中哈原油管道、中国-中亚天然气管道,就是当代的“丝路”;日夜兼程的中欧班列,不绝于途的货运汽车,往来不歇的空中航班,就是当代的“驼队”;寻觅商机的企业家,抗击新冠疫情的医护人员,传递友谊之声的文化工作者,上下求索的留学生,就是当代的友好使者。
The China-Central Asia relationship is steeped in history, driven by broad actual needs, and built on solid popular support. Our relations are brimming with vigor and vitality in the new era.
中国同中亚国家关系有着深厚的历史渊源、广泛的现实需求、坚实的民意基础,在新时代焕发出勃勃生机和旺盛活力。
Colleagues,
各位同事!
Transformations of the world unseen in a century are unfolding at a faster pace. Changes of the world, of our times, and of the historical trajectory are taking place in ways like never before. Central Asia, the center of the Eurasian continent, is at a crossroads connecting the East and West, the South and North.
当前,百年变局加速演进,世界之变、时代之变、历史之变正以前所未有的方式展开。中亚是亚欧大陆的中心,处在联通东西、贯穿南北的十字路口。
The world needs a stable Central Asia. The sovereignty, security, independence and territorial integrity of Central Asian countries must be upheld; their people's choice of development paths must be respected; and their efforts for peace, harmony and tranquility must be supported.
世界需要一个稳定的中亚。中亚国家主权、安全、独立、领土完整必须得到维护,中亚人民自主选择的发展道路必须得到尊重,中亚地区致力于和平、和睦、安宁的努力必须得到支持。
The world needs a prosperous Central Asia. A dynamic and prospering Central Asia will help people in the region achieve their aspiration for a better life. It will also lend strong impetus to global economic recovery.
世界需要一个繁荣的中亚。一个充满活力、蒸蒸日上的中亚,将实现地区各国人民对美好生活的向往,也将为世界经济复苏发展注入强劲动力。
The world needs a harmonious Central Asia. As a Central Asian saying goes, "Brotherhood is more precious than any treasure." Ethnic conflicts, religious strife, and cultural estrangement are not the defining feature of the region. Instead, solidarity, inclusiveness, and harmony are the pursuits of the Central Asian people. No one has the right to sow discord or stoke confrontation in the region, let alone seek selfish political interests.
世界需要一个和谐的中亚。“兄弟情谊胜过一切财富”。民族冲突、宗教纷争、文化隔阂不是中亚的主调,团结、包容、和睦才是中亚人民的追求。任何人都无权在中亚制造不和、对立,更不应该从中谋取政治私利。
The world needs an interconnected Central Asia. Blessed with unique geographical advantages, Central Asia has the right foundation, condition and capability to become an important connectivity hub of Eurasia and make unique contribution to the trading of goods, the interplay of civilizations and the development of science and technology in the world.
世界需要一个联通的中亚。中亚拥有得天独厚的地理优势,有基础、有条件、有能力成为亚欧大陆重要的互联互通枢纽,为世界商品交换、文明交流、科技发展作出中亚贡献。