On the eve of his state visit to China (January 23-25), President Shavkat Mirziyoyev published author's articles on the prospects of Uzbek-Chinese relations in People's Daily.

"Uzbekistan is sincerely satisfied with China's successes," he said

"The first month of the new year is always about meeting with best friends, new hopes and endeavors. It is deeply symbolic that I will make my first visit to the Celestial Empire next year at the invitation of His Excellency Mr. Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China," the article said.

The development of transportation and logistics infrastructure for economic activities of the two countries under China's "One Less, One Road" initiative.

"Increasing multimodal multimodal routes between China and Central Asia to load cargo and passengers to the world market, new terminals, new high-tech production and facilities, and the creation of integrated roadside services. The digitalization of infrastructure and logistics will be an important contribution to the development of interregional ties along the historic Great Silk Road.