China-Central Asia pipeline fosters shared future

URUMQI/ASHGABAT — Modiarov Behzod woke up at 6 am, refreshed and geared up for yet another day of work deep in the desert.

The August sun had already begun to shine brightly and the azure-blue sky was gradually clearing up after the sandy conditions of the previous night had dissipated.

Braving heatwaves, Behzod, an operator in a natural gas field, and his colleagues headed to their workstation in the vast Karakum Desert, situated in the Central Asian country of Turkmenistan, renowned for holding the world's fourth-largest natural gas reserves.