China, Central Asian nations agree to forge broader trade ties

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and others join with Beijing against 'unilateral' protectionism

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Central Asia is among the regions that China is courting in response to the Trump tariffs. (Screenshot from the website of China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

YUKIO TAJIMA

BEIJING -- Foreign ministers from China and five Central Asian countries met in Almaty, Kazakhstan, on Saturday, agreeing to expand trade and expressing "opposition to unilateral protectionist practices," according to the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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