China's vision on human rights development is aligned with Central Asia's respective national agendas, and regional countries should work more closely to achieve collective progress, officials and scholars said at a forum in Uzbekistan.
Human rights and development took center stage at the 2026 China-Central Asia Human Rights Development Forum, which convened in Tashkent on Thursday and culminated in the Tashkent Initiative.
Bringing together nearly 100 participants from China and the five Central Asian countries, the event focused on promoting human rights progress through high-quality development.
Li Hongkui, vice-president of the China Foundation for Human Rights Development, said at the opening ceremony that China and Central Asian countries should remain committed to fostering development through cooperation and promoting human rights through development.
"We should continuously advance the deep alignment of the Belt and Road Initiative with the development strategies of Central Asian countries, and realize shared modernization through mutual achievement," he said.
