The article examines how China’s large-scale poverty alleviation experience has become an important reference point for Uzbekistan as the country seeks to reduce poverty, expand employment, strengthen local development mechanisms and gradually build a broader middle class. It highlights that China’s success in lifting more than 800 million people out of poverty, as well as its targeted poverty reduction model, has attracted significant attention in Uzbekistan, particularly in the context of the country’s ongoing social policy reforms based on the principle of human dignity.

The article pays particular attention to the growing practical cooperation between Uzbekistan and China in the field of poverty reduction. It notes the establishment of bilateral mechanisms, the signing of inter-agency memoranda, expert exchanges, pilot projects in Uzbekistan’s regions and the adaptation of China-inspired approaches such as infrastructure development, local industrialisation, entrepreneurship support, agricultural value chains and the “One Village, One Product” model. These initiatives are presented as part of Uzbekistan’s effort to develop its own national poverty alleviation model while drawing selectively on China’s experience.

At the same time, the article emphasises that Uzbekistan is not simply copying the Chinese model, but adapting it to its own socio-economic conditions, administrative system and local realities. By combining China’s targeted poverty reduction methods with cooperation from international development institutions, Uzbekistan is seeking to build a more comprehensive and sustainable system of social support, grassroots governance and regional economic development, with the long-term goal of eliminating absolute poverty by 2030.

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