XI'AN, China -- China is hosting the first face-to-face summit meeting with the leaders of five Central Asian countries this week, hoping to strengthen relationships in the region to counteract this week's Group of Seven industrialized nations summit in Hiroshima.
International relations
China to convene Central Asian leaders to counter G-7 summit
Xi aims to bolster ties on security, Belt and Road projects
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met ahead of a China-Central Asia summit on Wednesday. © Reuters
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