Chairman of the People's Government of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region Erkin Tuniyaz visited Uzbekistan and met with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov. During the meetings, it was reported that 10 percent of the trade between Uzbekistan and China is accounted for by the SHUAR, and the portfolio of investment projects in cooperation with this region is 3.5 billion dollars.

The German car manufacturer Volkswagen, which is accused of forcing the Uyghur Muslim minority into forced labor, has completed the sale of its factory in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (East Turkestan).