On May 14, 2026, in the Urumqi Railway Construction Heavy Industry plant, the Chairman of the Supreme Assembly of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan, Orembayev, boarded a domestically produced large-scale cotton picker and carefully inquired about its operational efficiency. When he learned that the daily cotton harvest of a single machine exceeded 500 acres, he nodded repeatedly. This scene marked the beginning of the 4-day industrial docking across Urumqi and Changji.

From agricultural machinery to wind power

The delegation had a tight schedule on the first day, visiting China Railway Construction Heavy Industry, Zhongtai Chemical, and Goldwind Technology successively. At Tiejian Heavy Industry, the two sides signed a strategic cooperation agreement on the spot, agreeing to jointly build a laboratory and service center in Karakalpakstan, and directly implement efficient agricultural machinery technology manufactured in Xinjiang into Central Asian cotton fields.

Orembayev attaches great importance to industrial complementarity. He introduced that the local salt mine has abundant reserves and plans to build a 10 gigawatt wind power project, which urgently needs chemical technology and wind power equipment. At Zhongtai Chemical, he explored the possibility of cooperation in salt chemical industry; At Goldwind Technology, he invites companies to participate in local green energy development and promises to provide favorable implementation policies.

New Opportunities for Silk Road Logistics

On May 15, 2026, the China (Xinjiang) - Uzbekistan Enterprise Matchmaking Conference was held in Urumqi, with over a hundred companies participating. Karakalpakstan Investment Director Jorebekov on-site promotion: Goods can reach CIS countries within 5 days through the local area and arrive in Europe within 5 to 7 days, making it an ideal logistics transit station. He focused on introducing logistics, metallurgy, and tourism ecological projects.

The Xinjiang Department of Agriculture and Rural Affairs has proposed cooperation directions such as crop breeding and water-saving irrigation. During the negotiation session, Xinjiang enterprises competed to connect with foreign guests with samples. Several enterprises expressed their willingness to conduct on-site inspections in Ukraine, exchanged contact information on site, and sorted out the list of cooperation.

Smart Seed Industry and Talent Co cultivation

In the latter half of the trip, the delegation visited Jiushenghe Industrial Park and Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences. At Jiushenghe, they learned about the entire seed industry chain from research and development to processing; At the Smart Agriculture Science and Technology Museum of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the three-dimensional cultivation and intelligent irrigation system left a deep impression on the guests.keywords:New energy information network,New energy news

Nurmuhamedov, the first vice chairman of the Karakalpakstan Council of Ministers, proposed to sign a memorandum of understanding on talent joint training with the Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and to strengthen cooperation in forage and animal husbandry technology through the existing China Ukraine Agricultural Technology Sharing Center platform.

At the end of the trip, Orembayev concluded that this trip was not only about learning about modern agriculture and urban construction in Xinjiang, but also clarifying the path of cooperation. Both parties agreed to accelerate the implementation of projects in industrial parks, desertification control, and cultural tourism, in order to deepen and implement cooperation along the Silk Road.Editor/Yang Meiling