Relationship dossier
People's Republic of China
Uzbekistan
Relationship assessment
China and Uzbekistan maintain a close strategic partnership with cooperation on development, infrastructure and security.
People's Republic of China toward Uzbekistan
+50China has pursued a comprehensive strategic partnership with Uzbekistan and cooperated with the Uzbek government on Belt and Road initiatives and regional infrastructure, including the China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan railway project.
Uzbekistan toward People's Republic of China
+50Uzbekistan has maintained strategic cooperation with China, including participation in Belt and Road initiatives, and formalized the relationship through the 2024 all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership with Beijing.
Overall relationship
+55The relationship is anchored by recurring high-level political engagement and successive strategic partnership arrangements, alongside cooperation on infrastructure and development. The 2024 upgrade to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership signals a durable, broad-based alignment, although the implementation and scale of specific projects remain less clear.
How to read these scores
Scores are rough judgments, not objective measurements or current verification. Directional scores describe government policy and conduct, not public opinion. The overall score is an independent estimate, never an average.
- −100
- Extreme sustained hostility
- −50
- Substantially adversarial
- 0
- Mixed or neutral, supported by knowledge
- +50
- Substantially cooperative
- +100
- Exceptionally close sustained partnership
“Not assessed” means there is no recorded score. Pair existence makes no claim about diplomatic recognition or established relations.
Relationship context
Overview
China and Uzbekistan have built a close strategic partnership through sustained political engagement and cooperation on development and security. Their 2016 comprehensive strategic partnership and 2024 upgrade to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership reflect this relationship. Belt and Road cooperation and Chinese involvement in regional infrastructure projects provide additional practical foundations.
Key developments
China and Uzbekistan upgraded ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership during Xi Jinping's visit to Uzbekistan.
China and Uzbekistan established a comprehensive strategic partnership.
Major uncertainties
- The scale and implementation of individual bilateral infrastructure and investment commitments are unclear.
- The scope and practical effects of bilateral security cooperation are not fully clear.