Mirziyoyev Book Unveiled in Beijing
A Chinese edition of Uzbekistan's president's collected speeches and writings on national development was launched in the Chinese capital.
Updated on Nov. 2, 2026 in International Relations
A Chinese-language edition of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's book, Uzbekistan on the Path to Sustainable Development and Prosperity, was unveiled in Beijing on Friday. The book, published by the People's Publishing House, compiles his speeches, interviews and articles from 2021 to 2025.
Why it matters
The release comes as China and Uzbekistan maintain an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era, upgraded in 2024. It offers Chinese readers a direct account of Uzbekistan's development agenda from its leader's own words.
The book contains eight chapters drawn from speeches, interviews and articles spanning 2021 to 2025, including a chapter on Uzbekistan's engagement with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. The source material does not specify copies printed or the book's reception among Chinese readers.
The players
Shavkat Mirziyoyev
President of Uzbekistan, whose collected speeches, interviews and articles form the basis of the book.
Piao Yangfan
Deputy secretary-general of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization who attended the book's unveiling.
Fu Xiaoqiang
President of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, a Chinese government-affiliated think tank that participated in the event.
Liu Qing
Vice-president of the China Institute of International Studies, a Chinese foreign-affairs research body that took part in the unveiling.
The details
The unveiling featured Piao Yangfan, deputy secretary-general of the SCO, Fu Xiaoqiang, president of the China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, and Liu Qing, vice-president of the China Institute of International Studies. The event was held in Beijing and tied the book's content to China-Uzbekistan relations and regional cooperation.
Timeline
- 2021 to 2025: Period covered by the speeches, interviews and articles compiled in the book.
- 2024: China and Uzbekistan elevated their ties to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership for a new era.
- Friday (October 30, 2026): Chinese edition unveiled in Beijing.
Political Context
The 2024 upgrade of China-Uzbekistan relations to an all-weather comprehensive strategic partnership set the framework for this exchange. The book extends that framework by presenting Uzbekistan's domestic development agenda and its role in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization directly to Chinese readers.
Chinese readers gain access to an official account of Uzbekistan's development priorities, which may inform understanding of Central Asian partnerships. The book's availability in Chinese makes Uzbekistan's policy statements more accessible to general audiences.
The takeaway
Bilateral partnerships increasingly rely on public diplomacy such as published leader writings to explain national development priorities to foreign audiences. Readers following China-Central Asia relations can track how such materials shape perceptions of regional cooperation.
Further reading
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