美国国务卿马尔科·卢比奥周一表示，华盛顿希望在不要求中亚国家停止与中国合作的前提下，争夺该地区的商业机会。美国及五个地区政府概述了在矿产、交通和技术领域深化合作的提案。
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Monday that Washington wanted to compete for business in Central Asia without asking countries to stop working with China, as the United States and five regional governments outlined proposals to deepen cooperation on minerals, transport and technology.
卢比奥在乌兹别克斯坦撒马尔罕发表讲话时被问及，随着北京在该地区的存在感不断扩大，华盛顿能提供什么。
Speaking in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, Rubio was asked what Washington could offer as Beijing expanded its presence in the region.
“我是说，看，这就是竞争，对吧？我们有产品，我们有公司；他们在制造东西。我们只是想要公平竞争和一个机会，”他说。
“I mean, look, it’s competition, right? We have products, we have companies; they make things. And we just want fair competition and an opportunity,” he said.
“这不是来这里说‘停止与别人交谈’或‘停止与其他国家合作’。”卢比奥的言论是在C5+1部长级会议期间发表的，该会议汇聚了美国、哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦、塔吉克斯坦、土库曼斯坦和乌兹别克斯坦。中国国务院总理李强周日刚结束对乌兹别克斯坦为期两天的访问，期间他呼吁在若干相同领域加强合作。
“This is not about coming here to say stop talking to somebody else or stop working with some other country.”Rubio’s remarks came during a visit for the C5+1 ministerial meeting, which brings together the United States, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Chinese Premier Li Qiang concluded a two-day visit to Uzbekistan on Sunday, during which he called for closer cooperation in several of the same sectors.
中亚的矿产资源，包括用于先进制造的锰、钛和钴，使该地区成为竞争焦点，因为华盛顿正寻求多元化供应链，而北京则在追求更深层次的经济联系。
Central Asia’s mineral resources, including manganese, titanium and cobalt used in advanced manufacturing, have made the region a focus of competition as Washington seeks to diversify supply chains and Beijing pursues deeper economic ties.
周一，六个C5+1政府在联合声明中阐述了扩大矿产开采和加工、改善交通联系以及发展区域供应链的雄心。他们还承诺在地质数据方面交换专业知识，并推动在中亚生产的高附加值产品。
In a joint statement on Monday, the six C5+1 governments set out ambitions to expand mineral extraction and processing, improve transport connections and develop regional supply chains. They also pledged to exchange expertise on geological data and promote higher-value products made in Central Asia.
声明强调了在改善海关程序和区域工业合作的同时，进一步发展跨里海贸易路线，以此扩大与美国的贸易和投资。
The statement highlighted further development of the Trans-Caspian Trade Route, alongside improved customs procedures and regional industrial cooperation, as ways to expand trade and investment with the United States.
声明还呼吁利用“安全可靠的技术”开展数字合作，并为中亚企业在美国市场进行投资和运营提供更多机会。
It also called for digital cooperation using “secure and trusted technology” and expanded opportunities for Central Asian enterprises to invest in and operate in the US market.
该文件大部分内容阐述的是愿景而非具体项目。文件未提及中国，也未给出资金总额、具体矿产项目或实施期限。
Much of the document outlined aspirations rather than specific projects. It did not name China or identify funding totals, specific mineral projects or implementation deadlines.
卢比奥表示，近300家美国企业随行，有机会签署价值数十亿美元的协议。他称，一些公司已经达成将稍后公布的协议，但未在发言中点名。卢比奥补充说，乌兹别克斯坦希望与多个国家发展经济关系。
Rubio said almost 300 American businesses were accompanying him, with the opportunity to sign agreements worth billions of dollars. Some companies had already reached agreements that would be announced later, he said, without identifying them in the remarks. Uzbekistan wanted economic relations with a range of countries, Rubio added.
“我们只是想找出我们可以合作的领域中的机会，我们来这里就是为了做这件事，”他说。“这也不算是对其他任何国家的负面行动。”根据国务院的说法，在双边会谈中，卢比奥和乌兹别克斯坦外交部长巴赫蒂约尔·萨伊多夫同意深化关键矿产领域的合作。卢比奥还欢迎乌兹别克斯坦对美国民用核技术的兴趣，并讨论了美国企业在其航天领域的机遇。
“We just want to identify opportunities on things we can work together on, and we’re here to do that,” he said. “And that’s not a negative action against any other country.”In bilateral talks, Rubio and Uzbek Foreign Minister Bakhtiyor Saidov agreed to deepen cooperation on critical minerals, according to the State Department. Rubio also welcomed Uzbekistan’s interest in US civil nuclear technology and discussed opportunities for American companies in its space sector.
萨伊多夫签署了阿尔忒弥斯协议，使乌兹别克斯坦成为第77个 endorsing 美国主导的和平空间探索原则框架的国家。卢比奥见证了签署。
Saidov signed the Artemis Accords, making Uzbekistan the 77th country to endorse the US-led framework of principles for peaceful space exploration. Rubio witnessed theg.
该协议为华盛顿对乌兹别克斯坦的外交增添了航天维度，恰逢李强呼吁北京与塔什干加强航空航天合作之后。该协议确立了民用空间活动的原则，但本身并不要求乌兹别克斯坦承诺具体任务。
Theg adds a space dimension to Washington’s outreach to Uzbekistan, coming just after Li called for closer aerospace cooperation between Beijing and Tashkent. The accords establish principles for civil space activities;g does not itself commit Uzbekistan to a particular mission.
美国的此次外交行动紧随李强与乌兹别克斯坦总统沙夫卡特·米尔济约耶夫和总理阿卜杜拉·阿里波夫的会晤。据新华社报道，在这次会晤中，中国总理呼吁在能源、矿产、金融、互联互通、人工智能和航空航天领域加强合作。
The American outreach follows Li’s talks with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov, during which the Chinese premier urged closer cooperation in energy, minerals, finance, connectivity, artificial intelligence and aerospace, according to Xinhua.
李强还支持实施中吉乌铁路，该铁路旨在连接中国和欧洲，途经中亚并绕过俄罗斯。中乌官员签署了涵盖贸易、教育、海关、医疗和减贫的协议。
Li also backed implementation of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway, intended to connect China and Europe through Central Asia while bypassing Russia. Chinese and Uzbek officials signed agreements covering trade, education, customs, healthcare and poverty reduction.
华盛顿在卢比奥抵达之前就已表达了其商业野心。上周，美国驻印度大使兼南亚和中亚事务特使塞尔戈·戈尔表示，美国公司希望在该地区矿产领域争夺机遇。
Washington had signalled its commercial ambitions before Rubio’s arrival. Sergio Gor, the US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs, said last week that American companies wanted to compete for opportunities in the region’s mineral sector.