Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi meets with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, on November 19, 2025. Photo: Chinese Foreign Ministry

China and Kyrgyzstan pledged on Wednesday local time to further strengthen cooperation across key fields, including civil aviation, logistics, security, and jointly combat terrorism, separatism and extremism, as Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi paid an official visit to Kyrgyzstan and met with Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov in Bishkek, according to an official readout from the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Thursday. 

The two countries' foreign ministers also held their first strategic dialogue and issued a joint statement committing to advancing the China-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

During the meeting with the Chinese Foreign Minister, Japarov said that Kyrgyzstan-China relations have entered the best period in history, noting Kyrgyzstan stands ready to work with China to maintain close high-level exchanges, expand bilateral trade, advance the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, and build a new model of solid friendship between the two countries, according to Xinhua.

Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, stressed that China will always be a trustworthy friend and reliable partner of Kyrgyzstan. Wang added that China will continue to firmly support Kyrgyzstan in safeguarding its sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity, support it in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions, and oppose any external interference in its internal affairs, per Xinhua.

Wang said China will work with Kyrgyzstan to follow the consensus reached by the two heads of state, turn cooperation blueprints into concrete actions, and advance their respective modernization, thereby constantly enriching the China-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, according to Xinhua.

Wang's visit to Kyrgyzstan is part of a regional tour from November 19 to 22 that also includes visit to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, during which he is holding strategic dialogues with his counterparts, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.

Following Wang's talks with Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Zheenbek Kulubaev, the two sides jointly announced the launch of a foreign ministers' strategic dialogue mechanism. A joint statement released afterward said the China-Kyrgyzstan comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era is advancing across sectors and that deepening this relationship serves the fundamental interests of both countries and their peoples.

Kyrgyzstan reaffirmed its firm adherence to the one-China principle, recognizing Taiwan as an inalienable part of China's territory and the government of the People's Republic of China as the sole legal government representing China. Kyrgyz side opposes any form of "Taiwan independence" and supports China's effort to realize national reunification, as well as UN General Assembly Resolution 2758.

Both sides underscored that the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is a strategic, flagship Belt and Road project. They agreed to accelerate the construction of infrastructure and supporting facilities at the Bedel Pass port to achieve full opening as soon as possible.

An analyst said Central Asia has become one of the most stable and productive regions in China's neighborhood diplomacy, with cooperation deepening in transportation, logistics, energy and security. 

"China-Kyrgyzstan cooperation is now at the best stage in history, whether in political sector, areas of cooperation or concrete progress," Zhu Yongbiao, executive director of the Research Center for the Belt and Road at Lanzhou University, told the Global Times on Thursday.

Zhu noted that China's cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and the broader Central Asian region forms one of the strongest links in building a community of shared future with neighboring countries. The two sides share aligned interests in energy, border security and capacity-building, he said.

In terms of industrial cooperation, both countries can leverage their respective strengths — Kyrgyzstan in traditional hydropower and China in new energy — while deepening connectivity through the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway and expanding air corridors. These efforts will further strengthen policy coordination, infrastructure connectivity, unimpeded trade, financial integration and people-to-people ties, Zhu added.

According to the Chinese Foreign Ministry, China is Kyrgyzstan's largest trading partner. In the first half of 2025, bilateral trade reached $14.25 billion, up 53.8 percent year-on-year, with China's exports rising 13.1 percent to $10.36 billion and imports surging 36-fold to $3.89 billion, based on Chinese statistics.