During the 2026 Tashkent International Investment Forum, Uzbekistan President Mirziyoyev met with a Chinese government and enterprise delegation led by Wang Hongzhi, Director of the National Energy Agency. Within the year, China's direct investment in Ukraine exceeded 8 billion US dollars, and the two sides deepened cooperation on multiple tracks including energy, minerals, infrastructure, and finance. China Ukraine economic, trade, and industrial cooperation continued to accelerate, becoming a benchmark for production capacity cooperation in the Central Asian region.

High level meeting to finalize multidimensional cooperation

The Chinese delegation gathers leading entities in the fields of energy, nuclear power, and finance, including China Energy Engineering Group, Datang Corporation, Southern Power Grid, China National Nuclear Corporation, as well as China Export Import Bank, Bank of China, and other institutions. The talks will focus on three major directions: high-tech projects in energy geology, cross-border financial empowerment, and emerging digital infrastructure. We will finalize landing projects such as photovoltaic expansion, agricultural photovoltaic complementarity, transmission lines, waste to energy generation, and data centers, and simultaneously promote joint mineral exploration and long-term supply guarantee cooperation of key raw materials.

Economic and trade data confirms the depth of cooperation

By 2026, the bilateral trade volume between China and Ukraine will exceed 6 billion US dollars, with nearly 6000 Chinese joint ventures in Ukraine. China's cumulative investment in Ukraine will reach 17 billion US dollars. Previously, the third China Ukraine Cross Regional Forum had achieved over 3.5 billion US dollars in cooperation, including 3.35 billion US dollars in investment projects and 156 million US dollars in export orders. The financial side has made it clear that Chinese institutions will continue to support Ukraine's infrastructure, irrigation, roads, hydropower, and financing for small and medium-sized enterprises. Keywords: Central Asia News Network, China Ukraine Cooperation

The expansion of the Central Asian market has given rise to new opportunities

Uzbekistan continues to promote industrial modernization and energy structure transformation, and there is an urgent need for upgrading traditional infrastructure, replacing new energy, deepening mineral development, and implementing digital infrastructure. Chinese enterprises are comprehensively laying out tracks such as wind and solar energy storage, transmission networks, mineral development, and digital computing power, and financial institutions are providing long-term financial support to support them. Ukraine leverages Chinese capital, technology, and industry experience to quickly implement green energy and new infrastructure projects, consolidating its position as a regional economic hub in Central Asia.Editor/Gao Xue