Beijing, Sept. 2 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met here with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on Tuesday.

Mirziyoyev is in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2025, as well as commemorations marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People's War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression and the World Anti-Fascist War.

China supports Uzbekistan in safeguarding its sovereignty, security, and development interests, Xi said.

China is ready to work with Uzbekistan to accelerate the alignment of development strategies, advance the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project, and strengthen cooperation in joint scientific research, green energy, medical and health care, emergency manag...