On January 15, 2024, Vice Foreign Minister Sun Weidong met with Uzbek Ambassador to China Farhod Arziev.

Sun Weidong said that under the strategic guidance of the two heads of state, China-Uzbekistan relations have always maintained a high level of development, and cooperation in various fields has achieved fruitful results. In the new year, the two sides should earnestly implement the common understanding reached between the two heads of state, continue to deepen cooperation in various fields and continuously upgrade China-Uzbekistan relations.

Farhod Arziev thanked the Chinese Foreign Ministry for its positive efforts in promoting the development of Uzbekistan-China relations and bilateral cooperation in various fields, and said that Uzbekistan is willing to continue to deepen all-round cooperation with China and jointly push for new and greater development of bilateral relations.

The two sides also had an exchange of views on the election in the Taiwan region. Sun Weidong thanked Uzbekistan for always adhering to the one-China principle and voicing justice in support of China immediately after the election in the Taiwan region. Sun Weidong believes that this fully demonstrates the high level of China-Uzbekistan relations. Farhod Arziev said that during his meeting with President Xi Jinping, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reiterated on many occasions that Uzbekistan abides by the one-China principle and always firmly supports China on the Taiwan question. This position will never waver or change.