

In a joint statement on the strategic partnership issued by Tbilisi and Beijing, the two sides expressed their interest in strengthening cooperation on a wide range of issues, including, but not limited to transportation, telecommunications, infrastructure modernization, and digital technologies. Moreover, he expressed Tbilisi’s willingness to deepen its relationship with Beijing and support all the global projects-the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), Global Civilizational Initiative, Global Development Initiative, and the Global Security Initiative-China is invested in to reshape international rules and norms and revise the world order.

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili’s recent visit to China and his meeting with President Xi Jinping heralded the establishment of a strategic partnership between China and Georgia.

China is increasing its influence in Georgia while laying the groundwork to reshape the Middle Corridor-a network of sea and land freight routes crisscrossing Central Asia and the South Caucasus that connect China and East Asia to Europe.
