Central Asian countries are developing eastward and westward, with the Belt and Road Initiative promoting regional prosperity.

Under the current global situation, developing the economy is the mainstream! The five Central Asian countries have started to look east and west, but no one will choose to look north, because the ongoing deepening of the Russia-Ukraine conflict has made the Central Asian countries lose confidence in the north. The current strategy of the five Central Asian countries is to use China from the East to expand to Europe, and then embrace Europe together. The current situation is that both the northern and southern routes of the China-Europe freight trains are being opened.

The five Central Asian countries need to rely on this new Silk Road that has lasted for thousands of years to continue the prosperity and stability of the Central Asian region. The Silk Road began during the Han Dynasty and continued until after the Ming Dynasty, an over-thousand-year-old route, which is the only hope for Central Asia's renewed prosperity.

As long as there is economic exchange between the East and the West, the Central Asian and Middle Eastern regions in between can profit. Therefore, the only choice for Central Asia is to cooperate with both the East and the West and gain the maximum benefit from it.

The current choice of the five Central Asian countries is clear: they are closely hugging China, relying on the Belt and Road Initiative to export their products worldwide. It is obvious to everyone that although the big goose in the north is very anxious, it is now trapped in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and its reach is difficult to extend to the five Central Asian countries.

Additionally, the strengthening of trade between the five Central Asian countries and the East and West is an inevitable historical trend; no one can stop it, and it is against the people's will. Now, the five Central Asian countries want to maintain their development and prosperity, they can only continue to develop under the initiative of the Belt and Road, and promote foreign trade and economic relations. Otherwise, they would become isolated, and development and openness are the major trends of historical development.

Original text: https://www.toutiao.com/article/1837174009769219/

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