In this handout picture taken and released by the Kyrgyz presidential press office on December 27, 2024, officials, including Kyrgyzstan's President Sadyr Japarov (R) and Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission of China Zheng Shanjie (L), attend the commencement ceremony of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project in the settlement of Tash-Kitchu. (Photo by Handout / KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / Kyrgyz presidential press office" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS (Photo by HANDOUT/KYRGYZ PRESIDENTIAL PRESS OFFICE/AFP via Getty Images)