Xi, Japarov chart new course for China-Kyrgyzstan ties

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov sign a joint declaration of the People's Republic of China and the Kyrgyz Republic on the high-quality development of the comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era and a bilateral treaty on permanent good-neighborliness, friendship and cooperation after their talks in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 31, 2026. Xi held talks with Japarov here on Monday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye)