On November 27, 2023 Professor Wang Weizhang, Director of the Institute of Economics of Xinjiang Pedagogical University, gave a lecture to the students of the National University on the topic “The impact of One Belt – One Road Project on Central Asia and China-Central Asia trade relations.” In his speech, he said that trade relations between Kyrgyzstan and China are growing year after year, and One Belt – One Road Project has a positive impact on the Central Asia entirely. He emphasized that the goods produced in Kyrgyzstan should be sold on the Chinese market, because China is a huge market for entrepreneurs. And it is very up-to-date. In order to make the economy of Kyrgyzstan grow, he said that it is necessary to develop free economic zones especially in the border areas. At the end of his speech, he urged the students of the National University to study Chinese well and study at the Institute of Economics of the Xinjiang Pedagogical University.

(c) Masalbek Sulaimanov, the Director of the Confucius Institute on the Kyrgyz side