China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway under construction

A project driver tells his colleagues that he will get married in December, thanks to his steady job at the railway project, at a project department of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway in Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan, Aug. 15, 2026. The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative, personally promoted by the heads of state of China, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

The route begins in Kashgar, located in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, and passes through the mountainous terrain of Kyrgyzstan to reach Uzbekistan.

It has become a strategic corridor benefiting all the three countries and their peoples, contributing to regional economic and social development and playing a significant role in promoting infrastructure connectivity, economic and trade exchanges, and high-quality development of the Belt and Road. (Xinhua/Li Renzi)