C+C5 groups
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C+C5 groups
Subject :International Relations
Section: Groupings
Context:
- This week, China convened an online meeting of trade ministers of the grouping known as C+C5 ‘
What is C+C5 groupings:
- It is a group comprising China and the five Central Asian republics, namely Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
- The first C+C5 summit was held in virtual format on January 25 last year, to commemorate the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations.
- Diplomatic relations between China and Central Asian Countries were established in January 1992, and China’s relationship with the region was institutionalized as the Shanghai Five, the forerunner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).