WEEK IN REVIEW: Xi Jinping to Attend Central Asia Summit in Astana

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with a group of foreign executives at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 28, 2025. ADEK BERRY / AFP

Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to the Kazakh capital, Astana, next week to take part in a summit with Central Asian leaders. Xi is also scheduled to hold separate bilateral talks with his five counterparts from Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and the Kyrgyz Republic. (THE DIPLOMAT)

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Indonesia will purchase 48 fifth-generation Kaan fighter jets in a deal valued at around $10 billion. The announcement now casts doubt over reports that Jakarta was in advanced talks with China to purchase a fleet of used J-10 fighter jets. (DAILY SABAH)

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