China and Uzbekistan have achieved remarkable cooperation in areas such as infrastructure, energy and agriculture, and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region can help advance bilateral ties through its financial prowess and global network, Yu Jun, Chinese ambassador to Uzbekistan, said on Friday.
Yu made the remarks as Hong Kong's largest-ever trade delegation visited Uzbekistan to deepen policy and business ties.
Yu described cooperation between China and Uzbekistan across various sectors as fruitful, noting that China has been Uzbekistan's largest trading partner and a leading source of investment for many years.
Citing Uzbekistan statistics, Yu said that bilateral trade exceeded $17 billion in 2025, while China's investment and financing accounted for nearly one-third of Uzbekistan's total foreign capital, ranking at the top. In the first quarter of 2026, bilateral trade surpassed $3.1 billion, up 30 percent year-on-year.
The number of registered Chinese enterprises in Uzbekistan has doubled to more than 5,300 in three years. Major projects in energy, chemicals, water resources, transportation and telecommunications, Yu said, have created a large number of jobs and contributed positively to the local economy, industrial upgrading and people's well-being.
